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1 Kings 12:8

But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:
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But he abandoned the counsel that the old men gave him and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him.

New International Version

But Rehoboam rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him.

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But he abandoned the counsel of the old men, which they had given to him. And he consulted the young men who had been raised with him, and who were assisting him