New Revised Standard Version
The king answered the people harshly. He disregarded the advice that the older men had given him

Contemporary English Version
Rehoboam ignored the advice of the older advisors.

New American Bible
Ignoring the advice the elders had given him, the king gave the people a harsh answer.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king answered the people roughly, leaving the counsel of the old men, which they had given him,

And the king answered the people roughly, leaving the counsel of the old men, which they had given him,

answered

1 Kings 20:6-11 To morrow, therefore, at this same hour, I will send my servants to thee, and they shall search thy house, and the houses of thy servants: and all that pleaseth them, they shall put in their hands, and take away. . . .

Genesis 42:7,30 And he knew them, he spoke as it were to strangers, somewhat roughly, asking them: Whence came you? They answered: From the land of Chanaan, to buy necessaries of life. . . .

Exodus 5:2 But he answered: Who is the Lord, that I should hear his voice, and let Israel go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go.

Exodus 10:28 And Pharao said to Moses: Get thee from me, and beware thou see not my face any more: in what day soever thou shalt come in my sight, thou shalt die.

Judges 12:1-6 But behold there arose a sedition in Ephraim. And passing towards the north, they said to Jephte: When thou wentest to fight against the children of Ammon, why wouldst thou not call us, that we might go with thee? Therefore we will burn thy house. . . .

1 Samuel 20:10,30,31 And David answered Jonathan: Who shall bring me word, if thy father should answer thee harshly concerning me? . . .

1 Samuel 25:10,11 But Nabal answering the servants of David, said: Who is David? and what is the son of Isai? servants are multiplied now days who flee from their masters. . . .

2 Samuel 19:43 And the men of Israel answered the men of Juda, and said: I have ten parts in the king more than thou, and David belongeth to me more than to thee: why hast thou done me a wrong, and why was it not told me first, that I might bring back my king? And the men of Juda answered more harshly than the men of Israel.

Proverbs 10:11,32 Hatred stirreth up strifes: and charity covereth all sins. . . .

Proverbs 15:1 A mild answer breaketh wrath: but a harsh word stirreth up fury.

Proverbs 18:23 The poor will speak with supplications, and the rich will speak roughly.

Ecclesiastes 10:12 The words of the mouth of a wise man are grace: but the lips of a fool shall throw him down headlong.

James 3:17 But the wisdom that is from above, first indeed is chaste, then peaceable, modest, easy to be persuaded, consenting to the good, full of mercy and good fruits, without judging, without dissimulation.

roughly [heb] hardly

Genesis 16:6 And Abram made answer, and said to her: Behold thy handmaid is in thy own hand, use her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai afflicted her, she ran away.

forsook

Proverbs 13:20 He that walketh with the wise, shall be wise: a friend of fools shall become like to them.