1 Kings 12:8 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

But he forsook the counsel the old men gave him and consulted the young men who grew up with him and stood before him.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

But Rehoboam ignored the advice the elders gave him and instead sought the counsel of the young advisors who had grown up with him and now served him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

But he abandoned the counsel of the old men, which they had given to him. And he consulted the young men who had been raised with him, and who were assisting him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

But he left the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men, that had been brought up with him, and stood before him.

1 Kings 12:8 Cross References

1 Kings 12:7

And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.

1 Kings 12:9

And he said unto them, What counsel give ye, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that thy father did put upon us lighter?

2 Chronicles 10:8

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.

Proverbs 1:25

But ye have set at nought all my counsel, And would none of my reproof:

Proverbs 1:30

They would none of my counsel; They despised all my reproof:

Proverbs 19:20

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

Proverbs 25:12

As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, So is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.