The king responded to the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the older men

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

He left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, then I will follow you.” Elijah said to him, “Go back! Indeed, what have I done to you?”