The king responded to the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the older men

When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger to them and spoke to them harshly. He asked, "Where do you come from?" They answered, "From the land of Canaan, to buy grain for food."

"The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly to us and treated us as if we were spying on the land.

Pharaoh said to him, "Go from me! Watch out for yourself! Do not appear before me again, for when you see my face you will die!"

But Nabal responded to David's servants, "Who is David, and who is this son of Jesse? This is a time when many servants are breaking away from their masters!

But now at this time tomorrow I will send my servants to you and they will search through your palace and your servants' houses. They will carry away all your valuables."

But Rehoboam rejected their advice and consulted the young advisers who served him, with whom he had grown up.

A gentle response turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.

If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

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Summary

And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,

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Answered

When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger to them and spoke to them harshly. He asked, "Where do you come from?" They answered, "From the land of Canaan, to buy grain for food."
Pharaoh said to him, "Go from me! Watch out for yourself! Do not appear before me again, for when you see my face you will die!"
But Nabal responded to David's servants, "Who is David, and who is this son of Jesse? This is a time when many servants are breaking away from their masters!
But now at this time tomorrow I will send my servants to you and they will search through your palace and your servants' houses. They will carry away all your valuables."
A gentle response turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.

Forsook

But Rehoboam rejected their advice and consulted the young advisers who served him, with whom he had grown up.
If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

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