NIV: The king answered the people harshly. Rejecting the advice given him by the elders,
NAS: The king answered the people harshly, for he forsook the advice of the elders which they had given him,
KJV: And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;
GWT: The king answered the people harshly. He ignored the advice the older leaders gave him.
ASV: And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
BBE: And the king gave them a rough answer, giving no attention to the suggestion of the old men;
DBY: And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him;
DRB: And the king answered the people roughly, leaving the counsel of the old men, which they had given him,
WBS: And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;
WEB: The king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
YLT: And the king answereth the people sharply, and forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him,
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