1 Kings 12:8 - The Scriptures 1998

⁸ But he ignored the advice the elders gave him, and consulted the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ 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

⁸ 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)

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.

Common English Bible

⁸ 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

⁸ 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.

1 Kings 12:8 Cross References

1 Kings 12:7

And they spoke to him, saying, “If you are a servant to these people today, and shall serve them, and shall answer them and speak good words to them, then they shall be your servants all the days.”

1 Kings 12:9

And he said to them, “What advice do you give? How should we answer this people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke which your father put on us’?”

2 Chronicles 10:8

But he ignored the advice the elders gave him, and consulted the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.

Proverbs 1:25

“And you spurned all my counsel, And would not yield to my reproof,

Proverbs 1:30

“They did not accept my counsel, They despised all my reproof,

Proverbs 19:20

Listen to counsel and accept discipline, So that you are wise in your latter end.

Proverbs 25:12

A ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, Is a wise one’s reproof to an ear that hears.