NASB
"But he forsook the counsel of the elders which they had given him, and consulted with the young men who grew up with him and served him."
— 1 Kings 12:8, NASB
“But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:”
“But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men that were grown up with him, that stood before him. ”
“But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.”
“But Rehoboam rejected their advice and consulted the young advisers who served him, with whom he had grown up.”
“But he left the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that had been brought up with him, and stood before him.”
“But he gave no attention to the opinion of the old men, and went to the young men of his generation who were waiting before him:”
“But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:”
Then he said to them, "Depart for three days, then return to me." So the people departed.
King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon while he was still alive, saying, "How do you counsel me to answer this people?"
Then they spoke to him, saying, "If you will be a servant to this people today, and will serve them and grant them their petition, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever."
But he forsook the counsel of the elders which they had given him, and consulted with the young men who grew up with him and served him.
So he said to them, "What counsel do you give that we may answer this people who have spoken to me, saying, 'Lighten the yoke which your father put on us'?"
The young men who grew up with him spoke to him, saying, "Thus you shall say to this people who spoke to you, saying, 'Your father made our yoke heavy, now you make it lighter for us!' But you shall speak to them, 'My little finger is thicker than my father's loins!
'Whereas my father loaded you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.'"