1 Kings 12:6 - Easy To Read Version There were some older men who had helped Solomon make decisions when he was alive. So King Rehoboam asked these men what he should do. He said, “How do you think I should answer these people?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And King Rehoboam consulted with the old men who stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived and said, How do you advise me to answer this people? American Standard Version (1901) And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people? Common English Bible King Rehoboam consulted the elders who had served his father Solomon when he was alive. “What do you advise?” Rehoboam asked. “How should I respond to these people?” Catholic Public Domain Version king Rehoboam took counsel with the elders who had assisted before his father Solomon while he was still living. And he said, "What counsel do you give to me, so that I may respond to this people?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version King Roboam took counsel with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived. And he said: What counsel do you give me, that I may answer this people? |
But Absalom said, “Now call Hushai the Arkite. I also want to hear what he says.”
Your wives [128] and officers are very fortunate! They can serve you and hear your wisdom every day!
\{We say,\}\par ‘Wisdom is to be found in old people.\par Long life brings understanding.’\par
I thought to myself,\par ‘Older people should speak first.\par Older people have lived many years.\par So they have learned many things.’\par
Don’t forget your friends and your father’s friends. And if you have trouble, don’t go far away to your brother’s house for help. It is better to ask a neighbor that is near you than to go far away to your brother.
Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and some other men were proud and stubborn. Those people became angry at Jeremiah. Those men said to Jeremiah, “Jeremiah, you are lying! The Lord our God didn’t send you to say to us, ‘You people must not go to Egypt to live there.’