But Rehoboam rejected their advice and consulted the young advisers who served him, with whom he had grown up. ¹ 

biblegateway 1Ki 12:8

But he forsook the counsel of the elders which they had given him, and consulted with the young men who grew up with him and served him.

But he rejected the advice of the elders who had advised him and consulted with the young men who had grown up with him and served him.

But he ignored the advice the older leaders gave him. He sought advice from the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him.

biblegateway 1Ki 12:8

But Rehoboam rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him.

But he abandoned the counsel that the old men gave him and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him.

bibleoremus 1Ki 12:8

But he disregarded the advice that the older men gave him, and consulted with the young men who had grown up with him and now attended him.

But he rejected the advice given him by the elders, and consulted the young men who had grown up with him, and were now in attendance;

biblegateway 1Ki 12:8

But he rejected the advice which the elders had given him, and consulted the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.

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:

biblegateway 1Ki 12:8

But Rehoboam rejected their advice and consulted the young advisers who served him, with whom he had grown up. ¹ 

¹ tn Heb “He rejected the advice of the elders which they advised and he consulted the young men with whom he had grown up, who stood before him.” The referent (Rehoboam) of the initial pronoun (“he”) has been specified in the translation for clarity.