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1 Kings 12:13

1 Kings 12:13
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And spake to them after the counsel of the young men,.... And in the very language in which they gave it:

saying, my father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke; my father also…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Kings 12:1-15

Solomon had 1000 wives and concubines, yet we read but of one son he had to bear up his name, and he a fool. It is said (Hos 4:10), They shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase. Sin is a bad way…