12:6a Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders

Then King Rehoboam discussed ⌊this matter⌋ with the old men
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Then King Rehoboam asked the the older men for their advice/opinion ⌊about this request⌋.

12:6b who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime.

who had served as his father Solomon’s ⌊advisers⌋ while he was still alive.
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During the lifetime of his father ⌊King⌋ Solomon these men had been the king’s counselors.

12:6c “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked.

He/Rehoboam asked, “What answer do you recommend that I should give to these people?”
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Rehoboam asked them how they thought that he should respond to these people.

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