God’s Word Translation
1 Kings 12:13
13The king answered the people harshly. He ignored the advice the older leaders gave him.
1 Kings 12:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him;
- New International Version (NIV)The king answered the people harshly. Rejecting the advice given him by the elders,
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the king answered the people harshly, and forsaking the counsel that the old men had given him,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then the king answered the people roughly, and rejected the advice which the elders had given him;
Context of 1 Kings 12:13
11If my father put a heavy burden on you, I will add to it. If my father punished you with whips, I will punish you with scorpions.’ ” 12So Jeroboam and all the people came back to Rehoboam two days later, as the king had instructed them. The king answered the people harshly. He ignored the advice the older leaders gave him. 14He spoke to them as the young men advised. He said, “If my father made your burden heavy, I will add to it. If my father punished you with whips, I will punish you with scorpions.” 15The king refused to listen to the people because the Lord was directing these events to carry out the promise he had made to Jeroboam (Nebat’s son) through Ahijah from Shiloh.
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וַיַּ֧עַן הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אֶת־הָעָ֖ם קָשָׁ֑ה וַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛ב אֶת־עֲצַ֥ת הַזְּקֵנִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְעָצֻֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for 1 Kings 12:13
- 1 Kings 20:6At this time tomorrow I’m going to send my servants to search your palace and your servants’ houses. They will take anything that you consider valuable.’ ”
- Genesis 42:7As soon as Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them. But he acted as if he didn’t know them and spoke harshly to them. “Where did you come from?” he asked them. “From Canaan, to buy food,” they answered.
- Exodus 5:2Pharaoh asked, “Who is the Lord? Why should I obey him and let Israel go? I don’t know the Lord, and I won’t let Israel go.”
- Exodus 10:28Pharaoh said to Moses, “Get out of my sight! Don’t ever let me see your face again. The day I do, you will die.”
- Judges 12:1The men of Ephraim were summoned to fight. They crossed ⌞the Jordan River⌟ to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why did you fight against Ammon without inviting us to go with you? Now we’re going to burn your house down with you in it.”
- 1 Samuel 20:10Then David asked, “Who will tell me whether or not your father gives you a harsh answer?”
- 1 Samuel 25:10“Who is David?” Nabal answered David’s servants. “Who is Jesse’s son? So many servants nowadays are leaving their masters.
- 2 Samuel 19:43The people of Israel answered the people of Judah, “We have ten times your interest in the king and a greater claim on David than you have. Why, then, do you despise us? Weren’t we the first to suggest bringing back our king?” But the people of Judah spoke ⌞even⌟ more harshly than the people of Israel.
- Proverbs 10:11The mouth of a righteous person is a fountain of life, but the mouths of wicked people conceal violence.
- Proverbs 15:1A gentle answer turns away rage, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
- Proverbs 18:23A poor person is timid when begging, but a rich person is blunt when replying.
- Ecclesiastes 10:12A wise person’s words win favors, but a fool’s lips are self-destructive.
- James 3:17However, the wisdom that comes from above is first of all pure. Then it is peaceful, gentle, obedient, filled with mercy and good deeds, impartial, and sincere.
- Genesis 16:6Abram answered Sarai, “Here, she’s your slave. Do what you like with her.” Then Sarai mistreated Hagar so much that she ran away.
- Proverbs 13:20Whoever walks with wise people will be wise, but whoever associates with fools will suffer.
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Commentaries on 1 Kings 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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