King James Version (KJV)
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
Modern English
And the king answered them harshly; and King Rehoboam abandoned the counsel of the old men
Hebrew
וַיַּ֣עֲנֵ֣ם הַ֠מֶּ֠לֶךְ קָשָׁ֡ה וַיַּ֠עֲזֹ֠ב הַ֠מֶּ֠לֶךְ רְחַבְעָ֡ם אֶ֠ת עֲצַ֡ת הַ֠זְּקֵנִֽים׃
vayaʿanem hamelek qashah vayaʿazob hamelek rḥabʿam ʾet ʿaṣat hazqeniym