And they will speak to him, saying, If this day thou wilt be a servant to this people and serve them, and answer them, and speak to them good words, and they were servants to thee all the days.
1 Kings 12:8 - Julia E. Smith Translation 1876 And he will forsake the counsel of the old men which they counseled him, and he will consult with the children which grew up with him which were standing before him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
And they will speak to him, saying, If this day thou wilt be a servant to this people and serve them, and answer them, and speak to them good words, and they were servants to thee all the days.
And he will say to them, What do ye advise? and we will turn back word to this people who spake to me, saying, Lighten from the yoke which thy father gave upon us.
And he will forsake the counsel of the old men which they counseled, and he will consult the children which grew up with him, standing before him.
Hear counsel and receive instruction, so that thou shalt be wise in thy latter state.
An earring of gold and a necklace of gold, the wise one reproving upon the hearing ear.