10:6a Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders

Then King Rehoboam asked for advice from the old men
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King Rehoboam asked the older men what they thought about this.

10:6b who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime.

who had been advisers to his father Solomon when he was alive.
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Those old men gave advice to his father King Solomon when he was alive.

10:6c “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked.

He asked them, “What do you think I should answer to these people?”
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Rehoboam asked them what answer he should give to the people who came to him.

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