1 Kings 12:6-8

International Children’s Bible

⁶ Some of the elders had helped Solomon make decisions during his lifetime. So King Rehoboam asked them what he should do. He said, “How do you think I should answer these people?”

⁷ They answered, “You should be like a servant to them today. Serve them, and give them a kind answer. If you do, they will serve you always.”

⁸ But Rehoboam did not listen to this advice. He asked the young men who had grown up with him. They advised him in making decisions.