1 Kings 12:6

12:6 King Rehoboam consulted with the older advisers who had served ¹  his father Solomon when he had been alive. He asked them, ²  “How do you advise me to answer these people?”

1 Kings 12:28

12:28 After the king had consulted with his advisers, ³  he made two golden calves. Then he said to the people, ⁴  “It is too much trouble for you to go up to Jerusalem. Look, Israel, here are your gods who brought you up from the land of Egypt.”

[12:6]  ¹ tn Heb “stood before.”

[12:6]  ² tn Heb “saying.”

[12:28]  ³ tn The words “with his advisers” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[12:28]  ⁴ tn Heb “to them,” although this may be a corruption of “to the people.” Cf. the Old Greek translation.