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,


In Context

5 And he saith unto them, 'Yet three days — then return ye unto me;' and the people go.

6 And king Rehoboam consulteth with the aged men who have been standing before Solomon his father in his being alive, saying, 'How are ye counselling to answer this people?'

7 And they speak unto him, saying, 'If thou dost become good to this people, and hast been pleased with them, and spoken unto them good words, then they have been to thee servants all the days.'

8 And 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,

9 and he saith unto them, 'What are ye counselling, and we answer this people that have spoken unto me, saying, Make light somewhat of the yoke that thy father put upon us?'

10 And the lads who have grown up with him, speak with him, saying, 'Thus dost thou say to the people who have spoken unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, and thou, make light somewhat of our yoke; thus dost thou say unto them, My little finger is thicker than the loins of my father;

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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:8But 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

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 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.