12:13a And the king answered the people harshly.

Then the king spoke harshly/bluntly to the people.
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Rehoboam gave them a harsh/severe answer.

12:13b He rejected the advice of the elders

He rejected/ignored the counsel that the old men had given him.
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He refused to follow the advice of the older men/counselors.

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