⁸But 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.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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 attended him.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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:

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