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1 Kings 12:8

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6 And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?

7 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.

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:

9 And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?

10 And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s loins.

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BSB
But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him.
KJV
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:
WEB
But he abandoned 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.
ASV
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.
DARBY
But he forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him, and consulted with the young men, who had grown up with him, that stood before him.
BLB
And he rejected the counsel of the elders that they counseled him, and he counseled with the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before his face.
ÅB
Men han aktet ikke på det råd som de gamle hadde gitt ham, men rådførte seg med de unge, som var vokst opp sammen med ham, og som nå var i hans tjeneste.
OTB
Men han forlot de eldres råd som de hadde gitt ham, og rådførte seg med de unge mennene som hadde vokst opp med ham og tjente ham.
B1930
Men han aktet ikke på det råd som de gamle hadde gitt ham, men rådførte sig med de unge, som var vokset op sammen med ham, og som nu var i hans tjeneste.

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