New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Kings 12:6-8
6And KingH4428 RehoboamH7346 1consultedH3289 with the eldersH2205 whoH834 hadH1961 2servedH5975H6440 his fatherH1 SolomonH8010 while he was still aliveH2416, sayingH559, “HowH349 do you adviseH3289 me to answerH7725H1697 thisH2088 peopleH5971?”
7Then they spokeH1696 to him, sayingH559, “3IfH518 you will be a servantH5650 to thisH2088 peopleH5971 todayH3117, and will serveH5647 them and 4grantH6030 them their requestH6030, and speakH1696 pleasantH2896 wordsH1697 to them, then they will be your servantsH5650 alwaysH3605H3117.”
8But he ignoredH5800 the adviceH6098 of the eldersH2205 whichH834 they had givenH3289 him, and consultedH3289 with the youngH3206 menH3206 whoH834 had grownH1431 upH1431 with him 5and servedH5975H6440 him.
Notes
- 1. 1 Kings 12:6 1 Kin 4:1-6; Job 12:12; 32:7 ↩
- 2. 1 Kings 12:6 Lit stood before ↩
- 3. 1 Kings 12:7 2 Chr 10:7; Prov 15:1 ↩
- 4. 1 Kings 12:7 Lit answer them ↩
- 5. 1 Kings 12:8 Lit who stood before ↩
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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