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Wednesday, June 18th, 2025
the Week of Proper 6 / Ordinary 11
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2 Chronicles 10:13

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Candidate;   Jeroboam;   Rehoboam;   Rulers;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Jeroboam;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Rehoboam ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Rehoboam;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the elders’ advice
Hebrew Names Version
The king answered them roughly; and king Rechav`am forsook the counsel of the old men,
King James Version
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
English Standard Version
And the king answered them harshly; and forsaking the counsel of the old men,
New Century Version
King Rehoboam spoke cruel words to them, because he had rejected the advice of the elders.
New English Translation
The king responded to the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the older men
Amplified Bible
The king answered them harshly, for King Rehoboam rejected the counsel of the elders.
New American Standard Bible
The king answered them harshly, and King Rehoboam ignored the advice of the elders.
World English Bible
The king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the King answered them sharply: and King Rehoboam left the counsel of the ancient men,
Legacy Standard Bible
And the king answered them harshly, and King Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the elders,
Berean Standard Bible
And the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders
Contemporary English Version
Rehoboam ignored the advice of the older advisors. He spoke bluntly
Complete Jewish Bible
and the king answered them harshly. Abandoning the advice of the older men, King Rechav‘am
Darby Translation
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the advice of the old men,
George Lamsa Translation
And the king answered them with harsh words; and King Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
Good News Translation
The king ignored the advice of the older men and spoke harshly to the people,
Lexham English Bible
And the king answered them harshly, and King Rehoboam forsook the advice of the elders.
Literal Translation
And the king answered them sharply, and King Rehoboam left the counsel of the aged men,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
the kynge gaue the an harde answere. And Roboa the kynge forsoke ye councell of the Elders,
American Standard Version
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
Bible in Basic English
And the king gave them a rough answer. So King Rehoboam gave no attention to the suggestion of the old men,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the king aunswered them cruelly: and king Rehoboam left the counsaile of the aged men,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
King James Version (1611)
And the king answered them roughly, and king Rehoboam forsooke the counsell of the old men,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the king answered harshly; and king Roboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
English Revised Version
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And `the kyng answeride harde thingis, after that he hadde forsake the counsel of the eldere men,
Update Bible Version
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
Webster's Bible Translation
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
New King James Version
Then the king answered them roughly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders,
New Living Translation
But Rehoboam spoke harshly to them, for he rejected the advice of the older counselors
New Life Bible
The king answered them with strong words. King Rehoboam did not listen to the wise words of the leaders.
New Revised Standard
The king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice of the older men;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the king answered them harshly, - and King Rehoboam declined the counsel of the old men;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king answered roughly, leaving the counsel of the ancients.
Revised Standard Version
And the king answered them harshly, and forsaking the counsel of the old men,
Young's Literal Translation
And the king answereth them sharply, and king Rehoboam forsaketh the counsel of the aged men,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The king answered them harshly, and King Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the elders.

Contextual Overview

12 Three days later, Jeroboam and all the people came back to Rehoboam, just as he had told them to do. 13 King Rehoboam did not listen to the advice from the older men, and he was rude to the people. 14 He did what his friends told him to do and said, "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." 15 So the king did not do what the people wanted. The Lord caused this to happen. He did this in order to keep the promise he made to Jeroboam son of Nebat when he sent Ahijah, the prophet from Shiloh, to speak to him. 16 The Israelites saw that the new king refused to listen to them, so they said to him, "We are not part of David's family are we? We don't get any of Jesse's land, do we? So, people of Israel, let's go home and let David's son rule his own people!" So the Israelites went home. 17 But Rehoboam still ruled over the Israelites who lived in the cities of Judah. 18 A man named Adoniram was one of the men who directed the workers. King Rehoboam sent Adoniram to talk to the people, but the Israelites threw stones at him until he died. King Rehoboam ran to his chariot and escaped to Jerusalem. 19 So Israel rebelled against the family of David, and that is how things are even today.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

answered: Genesis 42:7, Genesis 42:30, Exodus 10:28, 1 Samuel 25:10, 1 Samuel 25:11, 1 Kings 20:6-11, Proverbs 15:1

forsook: 2 Chronicles 10:8, Proverbs 19:27

Reciprocal: Ecclesiastes 2:19 - who knoweth James 3:6 - the tongue

Cross-References

Genesis 10:11
Nimrod also went into Assyria. In Assyria, Nimrod built the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah, and
Genesis 10:12
Resen. (Resen is the city between Nineveh and Calah, the big city.)
Jeremiah 46:9
Horse soldiers, charge into battle. Chariot drivers, drive fast. March on, brave soldiers. Soldiers from Cush and Put, carry your shields. Soldiers from Lydia, use your bows.
Ezekiel 30:5
"‘Many people made peace agreements with Egypt. But all those people from Ethiopia, Put, Lud, all Arabia, Libya, and the people of Israel will be destroyed!

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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