1 Kings 12:8
1 Kings 12:8-9 The Message (MSG)
But he rejected the counsel of the elders and asked the young men he’d grown up with who were now currying his favor, “What do you think? What should I say to these people who are saying, ‘Give us a break from your father’s harsh ways—lighten up on us’?”
1 Kings 12:8 King James Version (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 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
But he forsook the counsel of the elders which they had given him, and consulted with the young men who grew up with him and served him.
1 Kings 12:8 New Century Version (NCV)
But Rehoboam rejected this advice. Instead, he asked the young men who had grown up with him and who served as his advisers.
1 Kings 12:8 American Standard Version (ASV)
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 Amplified Bible (AMP)
But he ignored the advice which the elders gave him and consulted the young men who grew up with him and served him.
1 Kings 12:8 New Living Translation (NLT)
But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the older men and instead asked the opinion of the young men who had grown up with him and were now his advisers.
1 Kings 12:8 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
But he abandoned the counsel that the old men gave him and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him.