Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And the king will answer them hard; and king Rehoboam will forsake the counsel of the old men.
New American Standard Bible
The king answered them harshly, and King Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the elders.
King James Version
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
Holman Bible
Then the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the elders’ advice
International Standard Version
But the king answered them strictly and ignored the counsel of his elders.
A Conservative Version
And the king answered them roughly. And king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
American Standard Version
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
Amplified
The king answered them harshly, for King Rehoboam rejected the counsel of the elders.
Bible in Basic English
And the king gave them a rough answer. So King Rehoboam gave no attention to the suggestion of the old men,
Darby Translation
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the advice of the old men,
King James 2000
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the king answered them harshly, and King Rehoboam forsook the advice of the elders.
Modern King James verseion
And the king answered them roughly. And King Rehoboam departed from the advice of the old men,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
the king answered them cruelly: for king Rehoboam left the counsel of the aged men,
NET Bible
The king responded to the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the older men
New Heart English Bible
The king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
The Emphasized Bible
And the king answered them harshly, - and King Rehoboam declined the counsel of the old men;
Webster
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
World English Bible
The king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
Youngs Literal Translation
And the king answereth them sharply, and king Rehoboam forsaketh the counsel of the aged men,
Themes
Candidate » Refuses to make promises
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Rehoboam (first part of his reign)
Rehoboam » Refuses to reform abuses
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Rehoboam, making the yoke heavy
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 10:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Rehoboam's Debacle
12 And Jeroboam will come, and all the people, to Rehoboam, in the third day, as the king spake, saying, Turn back to me in the third day. 13 And the king will answer them hard; and king Rehoboam will forsake the counsel of the old men. 14 And he will speak to them according to the counsel of the children, saying, My father wade heavy your yoke, and I will add upon it: my father corrected you with whips, and I with scorpions.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 42:7
And Joseph will see his brethren, and will know them, and he will not let himself be known to them. And will speak with them hard things: and he will say to them, From whence came ye? And they will say, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
Genesis 42:30
The man, the lord of the land, spake to us hard things, and he will give us for spying the land.
Exodus 10:28
And Pharaoh will say to him, Go from me, watch to thyself; thou shalt not add to see my face, for in the day of thy seeing my face thou shalt die.
1 Samuel 25:10-11
And Nabal will answer David's servants, and say, Who is David? and who the son of Jesse? this day there were many servants breaking away a man from the face of his lord.
1 Kings 20:6-11
But about the time to-morrow I will send my servants to thee, and they searched thy house, and the houses of thy servants; and it was all the delight of thine eyes they shall put in their hand and take.
2 Chronicles 10:8
And he will forsake the counsel of the old men which they counseled, and he will consult the children which grew up with him, standing before him.
Proverbs 15:1
A soft answer will turn away wrath, and a word of pain will bring up anger.
Proverbs 19:27
Cease, my son, to hear instructions for erring from the words of knowledge.