1 Kings 12:13

Rebellion against Rehoboam · 1 Kings 12:1–15
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Translations

Modern
And the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the elders
Traditional
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him;
Literal
And the king answered the people harshly, and he rejected the counsel of the elders that they had counseled him.
Latin
Responditque rex populo dura, derelicto consilio seniorum quod ei dederant,

Original

Hebrew
English
And the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the elders

Notes

  • Rehoboam listened to his younger advisers, which was a terrible choice. It caused the northern tribes to break away, leading to years of on-and-off fighting (1 Kings 14:30; 15:7, 32).

  • from the LORD: God guided these decisions to carry out the predicted judgment against Solomon (1 Kings 11:11–13, 29Ý39).

Parallels

2 Chronicles 10:1–15

Glossary

Adoniram Criminal Law and Punishment Jeroboam Judaism Kings, Books of First and Second Palace Scorpion Taskmaster Warfare Yoke

Topics

Counsel by Rehoboam Government: God In in Dividing the Jewish Nation Into Two Different Countries Government: Monarchical by Solomon Government: Mosaic: Counsels King Rehoboam Jeroboam: Recalled from Egypt by the Ten Tribes on Account of Disaffection Toward Rehoboam Kings: Who Reigned Over all Israel: Rehoboam (First Part of his Reign) Petition: Rehoboam Rashness: Rehoboam, in Forsaking the Counsel of the Old Men Rehoboam: Refuses to Reform Abuses Revolt of the Ten Tribes Young Men: General Scriptures Concerning