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.


In Context

5 And he said to them, Come again to me after three days. And the people departed.

6 And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, How do ye advise to return answer to this people?

7 And they spoke to him saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.

8 But 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.

9 And he said to them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me saying, Lighten the yoke which thy father put upon us?

10 And the young men that had grown up with him spoke to him saying, Thus shalt thou say to the people who have spoken to thee saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, and lighten thou it for us, thus shalt thou say to them: My little finger is thicker than my father's loins;

2 Chronicles 10:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:8But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:8But Rehoboam rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:8But he forsook the counsel of the ancients, end began to treat with the young men, that had been brought up with him, and were in his train.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:8But 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 English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:8But 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

10:8But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:8But 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

10:8And he forsaketh the counsel of the aged men that they counselled him, and consulteth with the lads who have grown up with him, those standing before him,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:8But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.