1 Kings 12:13

In 11 translations

BSB

And the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the elders

KJV

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him;roughly: Heb. hardly

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,

LSV

And the king answers the people sharply, and forsakes the counsel of the elderly which they counseled him,

YLT

And the king answereth the people sharply, and forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him,

DBY

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him;

DRC

And the king answered the people roughly, leaving the counsel of the old men, which they had given him,

GNV

And the king answered the people sharpely, and left the old mens counsell that they gaue him,

JPS

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him;

LXXE

And the king answered the people harshly; and Roboam forsook the counsel of the old men which they counselled him.

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Original-language editions

WLC

וַיַּ֧עַן הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אֶת־הָעָ֖ם קָשָׁ֑ה וַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛ב אֶת־עֲצַ֥ת הַזְּקֵנִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְעָצֻֽהוּ׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη ὁ βασιλεὺς πρὸς τὸν λαὸν σκληρά· καὶ ἐγκατέλιπε Ῥοβοὰμ τὴν βουλὴν τῶν πρεσβυτέρων ἃ συνεβουλεύσαντο αὐτῷ,

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
• Proverbs 13:20He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
• James 3:17But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.
• Proverbs 10:32The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
• Proverbs 18:23The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.
• Ecclesiastes 10:12The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
• Exodus 5:2But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”
• Judges 12:1–6Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you…
• Exodus 10:28“Depart from me!” Pharaoh said to Moses. “Make sure you never see my face again, for on the day you see my face, you will die.”
• 2 Samuel 19:43“We have ten shares in the king,” answered the men of Israel, “so we have more claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of restoring our king?” But the men of Judah pressed…
• Genesis 42:7And when Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. “Where have you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We are here to buy food.”
• 1 Samuel 20:30–31Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the disgrace of the mother who…
• Genesis 16:6“Here,” said Abram, “your servant is in your hands. Do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she fled from her.
• Genesis 42:30“The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.
• 1 Samuel 25:10–11But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters. Why should I take my bread and water and the meat I have slaughtered for my shearers, and…
• 1 Kings 20:6–11But about this time tomorrow I will send my servants to search your palace and the houses of your servants. They will seize and carry away all that is precious to you.’” Then the king of Israel summoned all the elders…

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