1 Kings 12:13
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him;
1 Kings 12:13 in other translations
| BSB | And the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the elders |
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| WEB | The king answered the people roughly, and abandoned the counsel of the old men which they had given him, |
| ASV | And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, |
| YLT | And the king answereth the people sharply, and forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him, |
| DARBY | And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him; |
| BBE | And the king gave them a rough answer, giving no attention to the suggestion of the old men; |
| Webster | And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him; |
What does 1 Kings 12:13 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 12:1-15
The tribes complained not to Rehoboam of his father's idolatry, and revolt from God. That which was the greatest grievance, was none to them; so careless were they in matters of religion, if they might live at ease, and pay no taxes. Factious spirits will never want something to complain of. And when we see the Scripture account of Solomon's reign; the peace, wealth, and prosperity Israel then enjoyed; we cannot…
1 Kings 12:13 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 12:13
- Ecclesiastes 10:12
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
- Proverbs 18:23
The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
- James 3:17
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
- Proverbs 13:20
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
- Proverbs 10:32
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
- Proverbs 10:11
The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
- Genesis 42:30
The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
- Genesis 16:6
But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.
- 1 Samuel 20:30-31
Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother’s nakedness? For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.
- 1 Kings 20:6-11
Yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about this time, and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away. Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not. And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him, nor consent. Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben–hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again. …
- 1 Samuel 20:10
Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly?
- Exodus 10:28
And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die.
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Context
- 1 Kings 12:12
So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day.
- 1 Kings 12:13
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him;
- 1 Kings 12:14
And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
1 Kings 12:13 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y el rey respondió al pueblo duramente, dejado el consejo de los ancianos que ellos le habían dado; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le roi répondit au peuple avec dureté, et laissa le conseil que les vieillards lui avaient donné; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und der König antwortete dem Volke hart und verließ den Rat der Alten, den sie ihm gegeben hatten; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Responditque rex populo dura, derelicto consilio seniorum quod ei dederant, |