1 Kings 12:13
Modern Translations
New International Version
The king answered the people harshly. Rejecting the advice given him by the elders,

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

English Standard Version
And the king answered the people harshly, and forsaking the counsel that the old men had given him,

Berean Study Bible
And the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the elders

New American Standard Bible
And the king answered the people harshly, for he ignored the advice of the elders which they had given him,

NASB 1995
The king answered the people harshly, for he forsook the advice of the elders which they had given him,

NASB 1977
And the king answered the people harshly, for he forsook the advice of the elders which they had given him,

Amplified Bible
The king answered the people harshly and ignored the advice which the elders had given him,

Christian Standard Bible
Then the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice the elders had given him

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice the elders had given him

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

Good News Translation
The king ignored the advice of the older men and spoke harshly to the people,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The king answered the people harshly. He ignored the advice the older leaders gave him.

International Standard Version
But the king gave the people a harsh response, because he was ignoring the counsel that his elders had given him.

NET Bible
The king responded to the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the older men
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;

New King James Version
Then the king answered the people roughly, and rejected the advice which the elders had given him;

King James 2000 Bible
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;

New Heart English Bible
The king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,

World English Bible
The king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,

American King James Version
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;

American Standard Version
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,

A Faithful Version
And the king answered the people roughly, and spurned the old men's advice which they advised him,

Darby Bible Translation
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him;

English Revised Version
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him;

Webster's Bible Translation
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And the king answered the people sharpely, and left the old mens counsell that they gaue him,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And the king aunswered the people churlishly, and left the old mens counsel that they gaue him:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And the kynge gaue the people an harde rough answere, and forsoke the coucell that the Elders had geuen him,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the king answers the people sharply, and forsakes the counsel of the elderly which they counseled him,

Young's Literal Translation
And the king answereth the people sharply, and forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him,

Smith's Literal Translation
And the king will answer the people hard, and he will forsake the counsel of the old men which they counseled him;

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

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the king responded to the people harshly, leaving behind the counsel of the elders that they had given to him.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the King answered the people severely and abandoned the counsel of the old men with which they had advised him.

Lamsa Bible
And the king answered the people harshly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;And he said to his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass; and he rode on it,

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the king answered the people harshly; and Roboam forsook the counsel of the old men which they counselled him.
















1 Kings 12:12
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