2 Chronicles 10:13
Strong's Lexicon
And the king
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: 1) king

answered them
וַיַּעֲנֵ֥ם (way·ya·‘ă·nêm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6030: 1) to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to answer, respond to 1a2) to testify, respond as a witness 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to make answer 1b2) to be answered, receive answer 2) (Qal) to sing, utter tunefully 3) (Qal) to dwell

harshly.
קָשָׁ֑ה (qā·šāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7186: 1) hard, cruel, severe, obstinate 1a) hard, difficult 1b) severe 1c) fierce, intense, vehement 1d) stubborn, stiff of neck, stiff-necked 1e) rigorous (of battle)

King
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: 1) king

Rehoboam
רְחַבְעָ֔ם (rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7346: Rehoboam = 'a people has enlarged' 1) son of Solomon and the 1st king of Judah after the split up of the kingdom of Israel

אֵ֖ת (’êṯ)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

rejected
וַֽיַּעֲזֹב֙ (way·ya·‘ă·zōḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5800: 1) to leave, loose, forsake 1a) (Qal) to leave 1a1) to depart from, leave behind, leave, let alone 1a2) to leave, abandon, forsake, neglect, apostatise 1a3) to let loose, set free, let go, free 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be left to 1b2) to be forsaken 1c) (Pual) to be deserted 2) to restore, repair 2a) (Qal) to repair

the advice
עֲצַ֥ת (‘ă·ṣaṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6098: 1) counsel, advice, purpose

of the elders
הַזְּקֵנִֽים׃ (haz·zə·qê·nîm)
Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2205: 1) old 1a) old (of humans) 1b) elder (of those having authority)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders

Young's Literal Translation
And the king answereth them sharply, and king Rehoboam forsaketh the counsel of the aged men,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the elders’ advice

New American Standard Bible
The king answered them harshly, and King Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the elders.

King James Bible
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The king answered them harshly. Rejecting the advice of the elders,

New Living Translation
But Rehoboam spoke harshly to them, for he rejected the advice of the older counselors

English Standard Version
And the king answered them harshly; and forsaking the counsel of the old men,

New American Standard Bible
The king answered them harshly, and King Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the elders.

King James Bible
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the elders' advice

International Standard Version
But the king answered them strictly and ignored the counsel of his elders.

NET Bible
The king responded to the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the older men

American Standard Version
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,

English Revised Version
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,

Young's Literal Translation
And the king answereth them sharply, and king Rehoboam forsaketh the counsel of the aged men,
















Cross References
2 Chronicles 10:12
So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come again to me on the third day.

2 Chronicles 10:14
And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

Proverbs 18:23
The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.

2 Chronicles 1:1
And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.

2 Chronicles 10:11
For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

2 Chronicles 10:10
And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.

2 Chronicles 10:15
So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God, that the LORD might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

2 Chronicles 10:16
And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? and we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: and now, David, see to thine own house. So all Israel went to their tents.
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