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1 Kings 12:8

But he abandoned the counsel that the old men gave him and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him.

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1 Kings 12:8 — The New International Version (NIV)

But Rehoboam rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him.

1 Kings 12:8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:

1 Kings 12:8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the older men and instead asked the opinion of the young men who had grown up with him and were now his advisers.

1 Kings 12:8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

But he rejected the advice which the elders had given him, and consulted the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.

1 Kings 12:8 — New Century Version (NCV)

But Rehoboam rejected this advice. Instead, he asked the young men who had grown up with him and who served as his advisers.

1 Kings 12:8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men that were grown up with him, that stood before him.

1 Kings 12:8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

But he forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him, and consulted with the young men, who had grown up with him, that stood before him.

1 Kings 12:8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

But he ignored the advice the older leaders gave him. He sought advice from the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him.

1 Kings 12:8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

But he rejected the advice of the elders who had advised him and consulted with the young men who had grown up with him and served him.

1 Kings 12:8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

But he disregarded the advice that the older men gave him, and consulted with the young men who had grown up with him and now attended him.

1 Kings 12:8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

But he rejected the advice of the old men, which they gave him, and he consulted with the youngsters who had grown up with him, who were serving before him.

1 Kings 12:8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

But Rehoboam didn’t accept the advice the elders gave him. Instead, he asked for advice from the young men who had grown up with him and were now serving him.

1 Kings 12:8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

But he forsook the counsel of the elders which they had given him, and consulted with the young men who grew up with him and served him.


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