1 Kings 12:8
King James Version (KJV)
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:
In context
6 And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?
7 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy 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 unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?
10 And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s loins.
1 Kings 12:8 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- 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:
- WEB World English Bible
- But he abandoned 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him.
- ASV American Standard Version
- But 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.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And 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;
- DBY Darby Translation
- 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.
- WBS Webster Bible
- But 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: