1 Kings 12:13

And the king answered the people harshly; and Roboam forsook the counsel of the old men which they counselled him.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

12And all Israel came to king Roboam on the third day, as the king spoke to them, saying, Return to me on the third day.

14And he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

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Cross References

Genesis 42:7And when Joseph saw his brethren, he knew them, and estranged himself from them, and spoke hard words to them; and said to them, Whence are ye come? And they said, Out of the land of Chanaan, to buy food.

Exodus 5:2And Pharao said, Who is he that I should hearken to his voice, so that I should send away the children of Israel? I do not know the Lord, and I + 5:2 Gr. do not let, etc.will not let Israel go.

Judges 12:1And the men of Ephraim + 12:1 i. e. by calling.assembled themselves, and passed on to the north, and said to Jephthae, Wherefore didst thou go over to fight with the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thy house over thee with fire.

1 Samuel 20:30And Saul was exceedingly angry with Jonathan, and said to him, Thou son of + 20:30 Lit. deserting in a military sense.traitorous damsels! for do I not know that thou art an accomplice with the son of Jessæ to thy shame, and to the shame of thy mother's nakedness?

2 Samuel 19:43And all the men of Juda answered the men of Israel, and said, Because the king is near of kin to us: and why were you thus angry concerning this matter? have we indeed eaten of the king's food? or has he given us a gift, or has he sent us a portion?

Proverbs 10:11There is a fountain of life in the hand of a righteous man; but destruction shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 12:2-16

The Folly of Rehoboam. ( b. c. 975.) 1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. 2 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;) 3 That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying, 4 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his… Read the whole commentary →

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