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News Translation</a></span><br />Later he gathered together a group of worthless scoundrels, and they forced their will on Rehoboam son of Solomon, who was too young and inexperienced to resist them. <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and certain worthless scoundrels gathered around him and defied Rehoboam son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and irresolute and could not withstand them.<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cevd/2_chronicles/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then right after Rehoboam became king, you and your bunch of worthless followers challenged Rehoboam, who was too young to know how to stop you. <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Worthless men, scoundrels, joined him and overcame Rehoboam, son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and inexperienced, and no match for them.<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drbc/2_chronicles/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And there were gathered to him vain men, and children of Belial: and they prevailed against Roboam the son of Solomon: for Roboam was unexperienced, and of a fearful heart, and could not resist them.<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="tsk2">And there were gathered to him vain men, and children of Belial: and they prevailed against Roboam the son of Solomon: for Roboam was unexperienced, and of a fearful heart, and could not resist them.</p><p class="hdg">vain men</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../judges/9-4.htm">Judges 9:4</a> And they gave him seventy weight of silver out of the temple of Baalberith: wherewith he hired to himself men that were needy, and vagabonds, and they followed him.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../judges/11-3.htm">Judges 11:3</a> Then he fled and avoided them, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered to him needy men and robbers, and they followed him as their prince.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../1_samuel/22-2.htm">1 Samuel 22:2</a> And all that were in distress, and oppressed with debt, and under affliction of mind, gathered themselves unto him: and he became their prince, and there were with him about four hundred men.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../job/30-8.htm">Job 30:8</a> The children of foolish and base men, and not appearing at all upon the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../psalms/26-4.htm">Psalm 26:4</a> I have not sat with the council of vanity: neither will I go in with the doers of unjust things.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../proverbs/12-11.htm">Proverbs 12:11</a> He that is delighted in passing his time over wine, leaveth a reproach in his strong holds.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../proverbs/28-19.htm">Proverbs 28:19</a> He that tilleth his ground, shall be filled with bread: but he that followeth idleness, shall be filled with poverty.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../acts/17-5.htm">Acts 17:5</a> But the Jews, moved with envy and taking unto them some wicked men of the vulgar sort and making a tumult, set the city in an uproar: and besetting Jason's house, sought to bring them out unto the people.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../titus/1-10.htm">Titus 1:10</a> For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision.</p><p class="hdg">the children of Belial</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../deuteronomy/13-13.htm">Deuteronomy 13:13</a> Children of Belial are gone out of the midst of thee, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, and have said: Let us go, and serve strange gods which you know not:</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../1_kings/21-10.htm">1 Kings 21:10,13</a> And suborn two men, sons of Belial, against him. and let them bear false witness; that he hath blasphemed God and the king: and then carry him out, and stone him, and so let him die. . . . </p><p class="hdg">young</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../2_chronicles/10-16.htm">2 Chronicles 10:16</a> And all the people upon the king's speaking roughly, said thus unto him: We have no part in David, nor inheritance in the son of Isai. Return to thy dwellings, O Israel, and do thou, O David feed thy own house. And Israel went away to their dwellings.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../2_chronicles/12-13.htm">2 Chronicles 12:13</a> King Roboam therefore was strengthened in Jerusalem, and reigned: he was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord chose out of all the tribes of Israel, to establish his name there: and the name of his mother was Naama an Ammonitess.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../ecclesiastes/10-16.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:16</a> Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and when the princes eat in the morning.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../isaiah/3-4.htm">Isaiah 3:4</a> And I will give children to be their princes, and the effeminate shall rule over them.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../1_corinthians/14-20.htm">1 Corinthians 14:20</a> Brethren, do not become children in sense. But in malice be children: and in sense be perfect.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../hebrews/5-12.htm">Hebrews 5:12</a> For whereas for the time you ought to be masters, you have need to be taught again what are the first elements of the words of God: and you are become such as have need of milk and not of strong meat.</p><p class="hdg">could not</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../2_chronicles/11-1.htm">2 Chronicles 11:1-4</a> And Roboam came to Jerusalem, and called together all the house of Juda and of Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men and warriors, to fight against Israel, and to bring back his kingdom to him. . . . </p></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/drbc/2_chronicles/13.htm">Civil War Against Jeroboam</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>And Jeroboam the son of Nabat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up: and rebelled against his lord. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl">And there were gathered to him vain men, and children of Belial: and they prevailed against Roboam the son of Solomon: for Roboam was unexperienced, and of a fearful heart, and could not resist them.</span><span class="reftext">8</span>And now you say that you are able to withstand the kingdom of the Lord, which he possesseth by the sons of David, and you have a great multitude of people, and golden calves, which Jeroboam hath made you for gods.…<div class="vheading2">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="../2_samuel/3-39.htm">2 Samuel 3:39</a></span><br />But I as yet am tender, though anointed king. And these men the sons of Sarvia are too hard for me: the Lord reward him that doth evil according to his wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../2_chronicles/12-13.htm">2 Chronicles 12:13</a></span><br />King Roboam therefore was strengthened in Jerusalem, and reigned: he was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord chose out of all the tribes of Israel, to establish his name there: and the name of his mother was Naama an Ammonitess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><div class="vheading2">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/7-7.htm">Able</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-16.htm">Base</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-13.htm">Belial</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-23.htm">Children</a> <a 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