Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 12:8
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.
Amplified® Bible
But he forsook the counsel the old men gave him and consulted the young men who grew up with him and stood before him.
Contemporary English Version
But Rehoboam refused their advice and went to the younger men who had grown up with him and were now his officials.
Darby English Version
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.
Good News Bible
But he ignored the advice of the older men and went instead to the young men who had grown up with him and who were now his advisers.
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:
New American Standard Bible
But he forsook the counsel of the elders which they had given him, and consulted with the young men who grew up with him and served him.
New International Version
But Rehoboam rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him.
New King James Version
But he rejected the advice which the elders had given him, and consulted the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But he forsook the counsel of the elders which they had given him, and consulted with the young men who grew up with him and served him.
Revised Standard Version
But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him.
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;
