1 Kings 12:13
What does 1 Kings 12:13 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 12:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him;
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the king gave them a rough answer, giving no attention to the suggestion of the old men;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the king answereth the people sharply, and forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the king answered the people roughly, leaving the counsel of the old men, which they had given him,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him;
Context
v.12So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come to me again the third day.
v.13This passage
v.14and spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- James 3:17
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, without hypocrisy.
- Proverbs 10:32
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; But the mouth of the wickedspeaketh perverseness.
- 1 Samuel 25:10
And Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there are many servants now-a-days that break away every man from his master.
- Genesis 16:6
But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her that which is good in thine eyes. And Sarai dealt hardly with her, and she fled from her face.
- Genesis 42:30
The man, the lord of the land, spake roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country.
- 1 Kings 20:6
but I will send my servants unto thee to-morrow about this time, and they shall search thy 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.
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