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1 Kings 12:13 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 12 · verse 13
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him;1 Kings 12:13 · King James Version
1 Kings 12:13 in context
11And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
12So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day.
13And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him;
14And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
15Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from the LORD, that he might perform his saying, which the LORD spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- answeredʻânâhproperly, to eye or to heedH6030 →
- roughlyqâshehsevereH7186 →
- forsookʻâzabto loosenH5800 →
- counselʻêtsâhadviceH6098 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- men'szâqênoldH2205 →
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Solomon had 1000 wives and concubines, yet we read but of one son he had to bear up his name, and he a fool. It is said (Hos 4:10), They shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase. Sin is a bad way of building up a family.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-15