1 Kings 12:6-8 Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who used to stand before Solomon his father, while he yet lived, saying,—How do, ye, advise, that I answer this people?

VIN⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁶ Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who used to stand before Solomon his father, while he yet lived, saying,—How do, ye, advise, that I answer this people? ⁷ They said to him: "If you will be a servant to this people today, caring for them and giving them a favorable answer, then they will be your servants for ever." ⁸ But he rejected the advice of the old men, which they gave him, and he consulted with the youngsters who had grown up with him, who were serving before him.