2 Chronicles 10:8
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But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought 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.
In other translations
But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought 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.
Hebrew words
וַיַּעֲזֹבvaiya'azoand he abandonedH5800אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853עֲצַת'atzat[the] counsel ofH6098הַזְּקֵנִיםhazekenimthe eldersH2205אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834יְעָצֻהוּye'atzuhuthey had counseled himH3289וַיִּוָּעַץvaiyiva'atzand he consultedH3289אֶת־'et-withH854הַיְלָדִיםhayladimthe youthsH3206אֲשֶׁר'asherwhoH834גָּדְלוּgadeluthey had grown upH1431אִתּוֹ'itowith himH854הָעֹמְדִיםha'omedimwho stoodH5975לְפָנָיו׃lefanav<to> before himH6440
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