1 Kings 12:13

Easy-to-Read Version

King Rehoboam did not listen to the advice from the older men, and he was rude to the people.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice the elders had given him

Hebrew Names Version
The king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,

King James Version
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;

English Standard Version
And the king answered the people harshly, and forsaking the counsel that the old men had given him,

New Century Version
King Rehoboam spoke cruel words to them, because he had rejected the advice the elders had given him.

New English Translation
The king responded to the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the older men

Amplified Bible
The king answered the people harshly and ignored the advice which the elders had given him,

New American Standard Bible
And the king answered the people harshly, for he ignored the advice of the elders which they had given him,

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the king answered the people sharpely, and left the old mens counsell that they gaue him,

Legacy Standard Bible
And the king answered the people harshly, and he forsook the counsel of the elders which they had given him,

Contemporary English Version
Rehoboam ignored the advice of the older advisors.

Complete Jewish Bible
and the king answered the people harshly. Abandoning the advice the older men had given him,

Darby Translation
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him;

George Lamsa Translation
And the king answered the people harshly, and forsook the old mens counsel that they gave him;

Good News Translation
The king ignored the advice of the older men and spoke harshly to the people,

Lexham English Bible
Then the king answered all the people harshly, as he had rejected the advice of the old men that they had offered.

Literal Translation
And the king replied to the people harshly, and forsook the counsel of the elders which they advised him,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the kynge gaue the people an harde rough answere, and forsoke the coucell that the Elders had geuen him,

American Standard Version
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,

Bible in Basic English
And the king gave them a rough answer, giving no attention to the suggestion of the old men;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the king aunswered the people churlishly, and left the old mens counsel that they gaue him:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him;

King James Version (1611)
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsooke the old mens counsell that they gaue him:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the king answered the people harshly; and Roboam forsook the counsel of the old men which they counselled him.

English Revised Version
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him;

Berean Standard Bible
And the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the elders

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the kyng answeride harde thingis to the puple, while the counsel of eldere men was forsakun, which thei hadden youe to hym;

Young's Literal Translation
And the king answereth the people sharply, and forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him,

Update Bible Version
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,

Webster's Bible Translation
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;

World English Bible
The king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,

New King James Version
Then the king answered the people roughly, and rejected the advice which the elders had given him;

New Living Translation
But Rehoboam spoke harshly to the people, for he rejected the advice of the older counselors

New Life Bible
And the king was hard in his answer to them. For he turned away from the wise words the leaders had given him.

New Revised Standard
The king answered the people harshly. He disregarded the advice that the older men had given him

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the king answered the people, harshly, - and declined the counsel of the elders wherewith they had counselled him;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king answered the people roughly, leaving the counsel of the old men, which they had given him,

Revised Standard Version
And the king answered the people harshly, and forsaking the counsel which the old men had given him,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
The king answered the people harshly, for he forsook the advice of the elders which they had given him,

Contextual Overview

¹Jeroboam son of Nebat was still in Egypt where he had run away from Solomon. When he heard about Solomon's death, he returned to his city, Zeredah, in the hills of Ephraim. Rehoboam and all the Israelites went to Shechem to make him the king. The people said to Rehoboam, ⁴ "Your father forced us to work very hard. Now, make it easier for us. Stop the heavy work that your father forced us to do and we will serve you." ⁵ Rehoboam answered, "Come back to me in three days, and I will answer you." So the people left. ⁶ There were some older men who had helped Solomon make decisions when he was alive. So King Rehoboam asked these men what he should do. He said, "How do you think I should answer the people?" ⁷ They answered, "If you are like a servant to them today, they will sincerely serve you. If you speak kindly to them, they will always work for you." ⁸ But Rehoboam did not listen to the advice from the older men. He asked the young men who were his friends. ⁹ Rehoboam asked them, "The people said, ‘Give us easier work than your father gave us.' How do you think I should answer them? What should I tell them?" ¹⁰ Then the young men who grew up with him answered, "Those people came to you and said, ‘Your father forced us to work very hard. Now make our work easier.' So you should tell them, ‘My little finger is stronger than my father's whole body. ¹¹ My father forced you to work hard, but I will make you work much harder! My father punished you with whips, but I will punish you with whips that have sharp metal tips.'" ¹² Three days later, Jeroboam and all the people came back as Rehoboam had said.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

answered: 1 Kings 20:6-11, Genesis 42:7, Genesis 42:30, Exodus 5:2, Exodus 10:28, Judges 12:1-6, 1 Samuel 20:10, 1 Samuel 20:30, 1 Samuel 20:31, 1 Samuel 25:10, 1 Samuel 25:11, 2 Samuel 19:43, Proverbs 10:11, Proverbs 10:32, Proverbs 15:1, Proverbs 18:23, Ecclesiastes 10:12, James 3:17

roughly: Heb. hardly, Genesis 16:6

forsook: Proverbs 13:20

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 12:7 - speak good Ecclesiastes 10:6 - Folly

Cross-References

Genesis 11:29
Abram and Nahor both married. Abram's wife was named Sarai. Nahor's wife was named Milcah. Milcah was the daughter of Haran. Haran was the father of Milcah and Iscah.

Genesis 12:3
I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse those who curse you. I will use you to bless all the people on earth."

Genesis 12:5
He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the slaves, and all the other things he had gotten in Haran. Then he and his group moved to the land of Canaan.

Genesis 12:6
Abram traveled through the land as far as the town of Shechem and then to the big tree at Moreh. The Canaanites were living in the land at that time.

Genesis 12:8
Then he left that place and traveled to the mountains east of Bethel. He set up his tent there. Bethel was to the west, and Ai was to the east. Abram built another altar at that place to honor the Lord , and he worshiped the Lord there.

Genesis 12:12
When the Egyptian men see you, they will say, ‘This woman is his wife.' Then they will kill me and keep you alive because they want you.

Genesis 12:13
So tell them that you are my sister. Then they will be good to me because of you. In this way you will save my life."

Genesis 20:2
Abraham told people that Sarah was his sister. King Abimelech of Gerar heard this. Abimelech wanted Sarah, so he sent some servants to take her.

Genesis 20:5
Abraham himself told me, ‘This woman is my sister,' and she also said, ‘This man is my brother.' I am innocent. I did not know what I was doing."

Genesis 26:7
His wife Rebekah was very beautiful. The men of that place asked Isaac about Rebekah. He said, "She is my sister." He was afraid to tell them Rebekah was his wife. He was afraid the men would kill him so that they could have her.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the king answered the people roughly,.... In a blustering manner, gave them hard words and severe menaces, being worked up to such a spirit by his young counsellors:

and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him: to give them good words and kind promises.