1 Kings 12:13

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

11Now then, my father loaded you with a heavy yoke; yet I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions!’” 12Then Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had directed, saying, “Return to me on the third day.” And the king answered the people harshly, for he ignored the advice of the elders which they had given him, 14and he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions!” 15So the king did not listen to the people; because it was a turn of events from the Lord, in order to establish His word which the Lord spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

1 Kings 12:13 word by word

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

• And the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• harshlyקָשֶׁהqâsheh · severeH7186
• for he ignoredעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• the adviceעֵצָה‛êtsâh · counselH6098
• of the eldersזָקֵןzâqên · oldH2205
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• givenיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289

Cross-references for 1 Kings 12:13

• 1 Kings 20:6but about this time tomorrow I will send my servants to you, and they will search your house and the houses of your servants; and they will take in their hands everything that is pleasing to your eyes, and take it all away.’”
• Genesis 42:7When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he disguised himself to them and spoke to them harshly. He said to them, “Where have you come from?” And they said, “From the land of Canaan, to buy food.”
• Exodus 5:2But Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and besides, I will not let Israel go.”
• Exodus 10:28Then Pharaoh said to him, “Get away from me! Be careful, do not see my face again, for on the day you see my face, you shall die!”
• Judges 12:1Now the men of Ephraim were summoned, and they crossed to Zaphon; and they said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over to fight against the sons of Ammon without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down on you!”
• 1 Samuel 20:10Then David said to Jonathan, “Who will inform me if your father answers you harshly?”
• 1 Samuel 25:10But Nabal answered David’s servants and said, “Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants today who are each breaking away from his master.
• 2 Samuel 19:43But the men of Israel answered the men of Judah and said, “We have ten parts in the king, therefore we also have more claim on David than you. Why then did you treat us with contempt? Was it not our advice first to bring back our king?” Yet the words of the men of Judah were harsher than the words of the men of Israel.
• Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
• Proverbs 15:1A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.
• Proverbs 18:23A poor person utters pleadings, But a rich person answers defiantly.
• Ecclesiastes 10:12Words from the mouth of a wise person are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him;
• James 3:17But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, free of hypocrisy.
• Genesis 16:6But Abram said to Sarai, “Look, your slave woman is in your power; do to her what is good in your sight.” So Sarai treated her harshly, and she fled from her presence.
• Proverbs 13:20One who walks with wise people will be wise, But a companion of fools will suffer harm.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 12:13

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-17Rehoboam listened to his younger advisers, which was a terrible choice. It caused the northern tribes to break away, leading to years of on-and-off fighting (1 Kings 14:30; 15:7, 32). from the LORD: God guided these decisions to carry out the predicted judgment against Solomon (1 Kings 11:11–13, 29Ý39).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 12:13

• Counsel
• Government
• Jeroboam
• Petition
• Rashness
• Rehoboam
• Revolt
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Add
• Consult
• Ephraim, The tribe of
• Heavy
• Israel, Kingdom of
• Jeroboam
• Ordain
• Scorpion
• Thick
• Adoniram

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