13The king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
13The king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
10 The young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, |Thus you shall tell this people who spoke to you, saying, 'Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter to us;' you shall say to them, 'My little finger is thicker than my father's waist.
11 Now whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.'|
12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king asked, saying, |Come to me again the third day.|
13 The king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
14 and spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, |My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.|
15 So the king didn't listen to the people; for it was a thing brought about of Yahweh, that he might establish his word, which Yahweh spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
12:13The king answered the people harshly. Rejecting the advice given him by the elders,
12:13And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him;
12:13And the king answered the people roughly, leaving the counsel of the old men, which they had given him,
12:13And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
12:13And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him;
12:13And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him;
12:13And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;
12:13And the king answereth the people sharply, and forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him,
12:13And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;