1 Kings 12:13 “And the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of th…”

1 Kings 12:13

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him;

World English Bible

The king answered the people roughly, and abandoned the counsel of the old men which they had given him,

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

And the king answered the people sharpely, and left the old mens counsell that they gaue him,

Darby Translation

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the advice of the old men which they 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,

Bible in Basic English

And the king gave them a rough answer, giving no attention to the suggestion of the old men;

.mt-body { max-height: none !important; -webkit-mask-image: none !important; mask-image: none !important; } .mt-bar { display: none !important; } .o-trans::after { display: block !important; }

Cross references

“answered”

Proverbs 10:11 Proverbs 10:32 Proverbs 18:23 Ecclesiastes 10:12 James 3:17 1 Kings 20:6–11

Proverbs 10:11 · BSB

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Proverbs 10:32 · BSB

The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

Proverbs 18:23 · BSB

The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.

Ecclesiastes 10:12 · BSB

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.

James 3:17 · BSB

But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.

1 Kings 20:6–11 · BSB

But about this time tomorrow I will send my servants to search your palace and the houses of your servants. They will seize and carry away all that is precious to you.’”

“roughly”

Genesis 16:6

Genesis 16:6 · BSB

“Here,” said Abram, “your servant is in your hands. Do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she fled from her.

“forsook”

Proverbs 13:20

Proverbs 13:20 · BSB

He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

12After three days, Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, since the king had said, “Come back to me on the third day.”

14and spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.”

Read 1 Kings 12