World English Bible
"The king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,"
— 2 Chronicles 10:13, World English Bible
“And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,”
“And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men, ”
“The king responded to the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the older men”
“And the king answered roughly, leaving the counsel of the ancients.”
“And the king gave them a rough answer. So King Rehoboam gave no attention to the suggestion of the old men,”
“And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,”
The young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, "Thus you shall tell the people who spoke to you, saying, 'Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter on us;' thus you shall say to them, 'My little finger is thicker than my father's waist.
Now whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I [will chastise you] with scorpions.'"
So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king asked, saying, "Come to me again the third day."
The king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
and spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, "My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions."
So the king didn't listen to the people; for it was brought about of God, that Yahweh might establish his word, which he spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
When all Israel saw that the king didn't listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, "What portion have we in David? Neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse! Every man to your tents, Israel! Now see to your own house, David." So all Israel departed to their tents.