Berean Standard Bible
“And the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the elders”
Solomon has died and his son Rehoboam faces a delegation asking him to lighten the heavy labor his father imposed. The old advisors urge him to serve the people, but the young men around him urge him to be harsher.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
And the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the elders
World English Bible (WEB)
The king answered the people roughly, and abandoned the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
King James Version (KJV)
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him;
American Standard Version (ASV)
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And the king gave them a rough answer, giving no attention to the suggestion of the old men;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y el rey respondió al pueblo duramente, dejado el consejo de los ancianos que ellos le habían dado;
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Entonces Roboán les respondió duramente, ignorando el consejo de los ancianos y siguiendo el de los jóvenes. Les dijo: «Si mi padre fue recio, yo seré aún más recio. Si mi padre los azotó con látigos, yo usaré escorpiones».
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