1 Kings 12:13 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And the king answereth the people sharply, and forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him,

English ASV

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,

English Amplified

And the king answered the people roughly and forsook the counsel the old men had given him,

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And the king answered the people roughly and forsook the counsel the old men had given him,

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

And the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the elders

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Then the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice the elders had given him

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him;

English EASY 2024

King Rehoboam spoke cruel words to the people. He did not agree to say what the older men had told him to say.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

King Rehoboam did not listen to the advice from the older men, and he was rude to the people.

And the king answered the people harshly, and forsaking the counsel that the old men had given him,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The king ignored the advice of the older men and spoke harshly to the people,

English God's Word - GW 1995

The king answered the people harshly. He ignored the advice the older leaders gave him.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Then the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice the elders had given him

English KJV 1611

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;

English LSB

And the king answered the people harshly, and he forsook the counsel of the elders which they had given him,

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

The king answered the people roughly and forsook the counsel the old men gave him,

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

The king answered the people harshly, for he forsook the advice of the elders which they had given him,

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Ignoring the advice the elders had given him, the king gave the people a harsh answer.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

The king responded to the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the older men

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The king answered the people in a mean way. He didn't accept the advice the elders had given him.

English NIV

The king answered the people harshly. Rejecting the advice given him by the elders,

English NKJ 1982

Then the king answered the people roughly, and rejected the advice which the elders had given him;

English NLT

But Rehoboam spoke harshly to them, for he rejected the advice of the older counselors

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

The king answered the people harshly. He disregarded the advice that the older men had given him

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And the king answered the people harshly, and forsaking the counsel which the old men had given him,

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

the new king answered them roughly.

English Tyndale 1537

the king answered the people churlishly and left the advice that old men gave him:

1 Kings 12:13 — Compare Translations