1 Kings 12:13

Easy To Read Version

At that time, King Rehoboam spoke hard words to them. He did not listen to the advice from the elders.

Cross References

Genesis 16:6

But Abram said to Sarai, “Hagar is your slave. You can do anything you want to her.” So Sarai was mean to her servant Hagar, and Hagar ran away.

Genesis 42:30

They said, “The governor of that country spoke rudely to us. He thought that we were spies!

Genesis 42:7

Joseph saw his brothers. Joseph recognized them, but he acted like he didn’t know them. He was rude when he spoke to them. He said, “Where do you come from?”

2 Samuel 19:43

The Israelites answered, “We have ten shares in David. [112] So we have more right to David than you do. But you ignored us. Why? We were the ones that first talked about bringing our king back.”

1 Kings 12:12

Rehoboam had told the people, “Come back to me in three days.” So after three days all the people of Israel came back to Rehoboam.

1 Kings 12:14

He did what his friends told him to do. Rehoboam said, “My father forced you to work hard. So I will give you even more work. My father used whips to force you to work. I will beat you with whips that have sharp pieces of metal in them [151] to cut you!”

Exodus 10:28

Then Pharaoh told Moses, “Get out of here! I don’t want you to come here again! The next time you come to see me, you will die!”

Exodus 5:2

But Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord? Why should I obey him? Why should I let Israel go? I don’t even know who this Lord is, so I refuse to let Israel go.”

Proverbs 10:11

A good man’s words make life better. But the words from an evil man only shows the bad that is inside him. {\cf2\super [13]}

Proverbs 13:20

Be friends with people who are wise, and you will become wise. But if you choose fools to be your friends, then you will have trouble.

Proverbs 15:1

A peaceful answer causes anger to disappear. But a rough answer causes anger to grow.

Proverbs 18:23

A poor person will beg for help, but a rich person is rude when he answers.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

A wise man’s words bring praise.\par But a foolish person’s words bring destruction.\par

Ecclesiastes 2:19

Some other person will control everything I worked and studied for. And I don’t know if that person will be wise or foolish. This is also senseless.

James 3:17

But the wisdom that comes from God is like this: First, it is pure. It is also peaceful, gentle, and easy to please. This wisdom is always ready to help people who have trouble and to do good things for other people. This wisdom is always fair and honest.

1 Samuel 20:10

David said, “Who will warn me if your father says bad things to you?”