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1 Kings 12:8 - Counsel

1 Kings 12:8 - But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:

Verse	Strongs No.	Hebrew	Strongs Definition
But he forsook	H5800	עָזַב	[Verb] to {loosen} that {is} relinquish: {permit} etc.
the counsel	H6098	עֵצָה	[Noun Feminine] advice; by implication plan; also prudence
of the old men	H2205	זָקֵן	[Adjective] old
which	H834	אֲשֶׁר	{who} which: {what} that; also (as adverb and conjunction) {when} where: {how} because: in order {that} etc.
they had given	H3289	יָעַץ	[Verb] to advise; reflexively to deliberate or resolve
him and consulted	H3289	יָעַץ	[Verb] to advise; reflexively to deliberate or resolve
with	H854	אֵת	[Preposition] properly nearness (used only as a preposition or {adverb}) near; hence generally {with} by: {at} {among } etc.
the young men	H2205	זָקֵן	[Adjective] old
that	H834	אֲשֶׁר	{who} which: {what} that; also (as adverb and conjunction) {when} where: {how} because: in order {that} etc.
were grown up	H1431	גָּדַל	[Verb] properly to twist (compare {H1434 }) that {is} to be (causatively make) large (in various {senses} as in {body} {mind} estate or {honor} also in pride)
with	H854	אֵת	[Preposition] properly nearness (used only as a preposition or {adverb}) near; hence generally {with} by: {at} {among } etc.
him and which	H834	אֲשֶׁר	{who} which: {what} that; also (as adverb and conjunction) {when} where: {how} because: in order {that} etc.
stood	H5975	עָמַד	[Verb] to {stand} in various relations (literally and {figuratively} intransitively and transitively)
before	H6440	פָּנִים	[Noun Masculine] from 6437); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition ({before } etc.)
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.