8But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:


In Context

5 And he said to them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.

6 And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do you advise that I may answer this people?

7 And they spoke to him, saying, If you will be a servant to this people this day, and will serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants for ever.

8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:

9 And he said to them, What counsel give you that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which your father did put on us lighter?

10 And the young men that were grown up with him spoke to him, saying, Thus shall you speak to this people that spoke to you, saying, Your father made our yoke heavy, but make you it lighter to us; thus shall you say to them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.

1 Kings 12:8 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:8But Rehoboam rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:8But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, [and] which stood before him:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:8But he left the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men, that had been brought up with him, and stood before him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:8But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men that were grown up with him, that stood before him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:8But he forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him, and consulted with the young men, who had grown up with him, that stood before him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:8But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men that were grown up with him, that stood before him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:8But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that had grown up with him, and who stood before him:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:8But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:8And he forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him, and consulteth with the lads who have grown up with him, who are standing before him;