I Kings 12:8
“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:”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Kings 12:8 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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:
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Aber er verließ den Rat der Alten, den sie ihm geraten hatten; und er beriet sich mit den Jungen, die mit ihm aufgewachsen waren, die vor ihm standen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Mas él, dejado el consejo de los viejos que ellos le habían dado, tomó consejo con los mancebos que se habían criado con él, y estaban delante de él.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Mas ele, deixado o conselho dos anciãos que eles lhe haviam dado, tomou conselho com os rapazes que se haviam criado com ele, e estavam diante dele.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Mas Roboão ignorou o conselho que os anciãos deram a ele e foi consultar os jovens que cresceram com ele e estavam com ele.
📖 I Kings 12:8 in Context
6And 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?
7And 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.
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:
9And 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?
10And 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.
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