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

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

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

13 Then the king answered the people roughly, and rejected the advice which the elders had given him;

13 King Rehoboam spoke cruel words to them, because he had rejected the advice the elders had given him.

13 And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,

13 And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him;

13 The king answered the people harshly. He ignored the advice the older leaders gave him.

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

13 The king answered the people harshly. He disregarded the advice that the older men had given him

13 Then the king answered all the people harshly, as he had rejected the advice of the old men that they had offered.

13 The king answered the people in a mean way. He didn’t accept the advice the elders had given him.

13 The king answered the people harshly, for he forsook the advice of the elders which they had given him,