1 Kings 12:13 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 12:13

11 And now, whereas my father put a heavy yoke on you, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with¹ scourges!’ ”

12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had directed, saying, “Come back to me the third day.”

13 Then the king answered the people¹ roughly, and rejected the advice which the elders had given him;

14 and he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with¹ scourges!”

15 So the king did not listen to the people; for ^athe turn of events was from the Lord, that He might fulfill His word, which the Lord had ^bspoken by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

16 Now when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, saying:
^a“What share have we in David?
We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse.
To your tents, O Israel!
Now, see to your own house, O David!” So Israel departed to their tents.

17 But Rehoboam reigned over ^athe children of Israel who dwelt in the cities of Judah.

18 Then King Rehoboam ^asent Adoram, who was in charge of the revenue; but all Israel stoned him with stones, and he died. Therefore King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste to flee to Jerusalem.

Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 12:13

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

Amplified® Bible
And the king answered the people roughly and forsook the counsel the old men had given him,

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

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

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

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

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

New International Version
The king answered the people harshly. Rejecting the advice given him by the elders,

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

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The king answered the people harshly, for he forsook the advice of the elders which they had given him,

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

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

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