1 Kings 12:6-8

Contemporary English Version

⁶ Rehoboam went to some leaders who had been his father's senior officials, and he asked them, “What should I tell these people?”

⁷ They answered, “If you want them to serve and obey you, then you should do what they ask today. Tell them you will make their work easier.”

⁸ But Rehoboam refused their advice and went to the younger men who had grown up with him and were now his officials.