1 Kings 12:13

13 The king answered the people harshly. Rejecting the advice given him by the elders,

1 Kings 12:13 in Other Translations

13 And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;

13 And the king answered the people harshly, and forsaking the counsel that the old men had given him,

13 But Rehoboam spoke harshly to the people, for he rejected the advice of the older counselors

13 The king's answer was harsh and rude. He spurned the counsel of the elders

13 Then the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice the elders had given him

1 Kings 12:13 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 12:13

And the king answered the people roughly
In a blustering manner, gave them hard words and severe menaces, being worked up to such a spirit by his young counsellors:

and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him:
to give them good words and kind promises.

1 Kings 12:13 In-Context

11 My father laid on you a heavy yoke; I will make it even heavier. My father scourged you with whips; I will scourge you with scorpions.’ ”

12 Three days later Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, as the king had said, “Come back to me in three days.”

13 The king answered the people harshly. Rejecting the advice given him by the elders,

14 he followed the advice of the young men and said, “My father made your yoke heavy; I will make it even heavier. My father scourged you with whips; I will scourge you with scorpions.”

15 So the king did not listen to the people, for this turn of events was from the LORD, to fulfill the word the LORD had spoken to Jeroboam son of Nebat through Ahijah the Shilonite.