1 Kings 12:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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:”
1 Kings 12:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 12:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 12:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But he abandoned the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.”
1 Kings 12:8 — World English Bible
1 Kings 12:8 ASV — 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. ”
1 Kings 12:8 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 12:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him, and consulteth with the lads who have grown up with him, who are standing before him;”
1 Kings 12:8 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 12:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But he forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him, and consulted with the young men, who had grown up with him, that stood before him. ”
1 Kings 12:8 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 12:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But he forsooke the counsell that the olde men had giuen him, and asked counsell of the yong men that had bene brought vp with him, and waited on him.”
1 Kings 12:8 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 12:8 in Context — 1 Kings 12
6 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?
7 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.
8 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:
9 And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?
10 And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s loins.
What Does 1 Kings 12:8 Mean?
1 Kings 12:8 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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