KJVBut 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 Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him.
And he forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him, and consulteth with the lads who have grown up with him, who are standing before him;
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.
1 Kings — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
F I R S T K I N G S CHAP. XII. The glory of the kingdom of Israel was in its height and perfection in Solomon; it was long in coming to it, but it soon declined, and began to sink and wither in the very next reign, as…