He dealt wisely, and dispersed some of his sons throughout all the territories of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city; and he gave them provisions in abundance. He also sought many wives for them.

罗波安办事精明，使他众子分散在犹大和便雅悯全地各坚固城里，又赐他们许多粮食，为他们多寻妻子。

罗波安办事精明，把他众儿子分散在犹大和便雅悯全地各坚固城里，赐他们大量的粮食，又给他们娶许多妻子。

罗波安办事精明，把他众儿子分散在犹大和便雅悯全地各坚固城里，赐他们大量的粮食，又给他们娶许多妻子。

罗波安精明地把其他王子派驻到犹大和便雅悯境内的各坚城，给他们充足的供应和许多妻妾。

罗波安很有智慧地把自己的儿子分散在犹大和便雅悯各地的设防城中，供给他们大批粮食，又为他们娶了多位妻子。

羅波安辦事精明，使他眾子分散在猶大和便雅憫全地各堅固城裏，又賜他們許多糧食，為他們多尋妻子。

羅波安辦事精明，把他眾兒子分散在猶大和便雅憫全地各堅固城裏，賜他們大量的糧食，又給他們娶許多妻子。

羅波安辦事精明，把他眾兒子分散在猶大和便雅憫全地各堅固城裏，賜他們大量的糧食，又給他們娶許多妻子。

羅波安精明地把其他王子派駐到猶大和便雅憫境內的各堅城，給他們充足的供應和許多妻妾。

羅波安很有智慧地把自己的兒子分散在猶大和便雅憫各地的設防城中，供給他們大批糧食，又為他們娶了多位妻子。

羅波安辦事精明；他使他的眾兒子分散在猶大和便雅憫各地各堡障城，又賜給他們許多糧食，為他們多尋妻子。

羅波安行事明敏、散置諸子於猶大便雅憫四境之堅城、且厚賜糧食、為之多覓配偶、

羅波暗多內寵、善處眾庶子、俱厚賜而遣之、使在猶大便雅憫諸邑中。

羅波安行事慧敏、使其眾子散處於猶大便雅憫之遍地、及保障諸邑、賜以食物甚多、皆為之娶妻、

He acted wisely, dispersing some of his sons throughout the districts of Judah and Benjamin, and to all the fortified cities. He gave them abundant provisions and took many wives for them.

Rehoboam acted wisely. He scattered some of his sons through all the territories of Judah and Benjamin. He put them in all the cities that had high walls around them. He gave them plenty of food and everything else they needed. He also gave them many wives.

And he dealt wisely and distributed some of his sons through all the districts of Judah and Benjamin, in all the fortified cities, and he gave them abundant provisions and procured wives for them.

Rehoboam also wisely gave responsibilities to his other sons and stationed some of them in the fortified towns throughout the land of Judah and Benjamin. He provided them with generous provisions, and he found many wives for them.

Rehoboam also showed discernment by dispersing some of his sons to all the regions of Judah and Benjamin and to all the fortified cities. He gave them plenty of provisions and sought many wives for them.

He acted wisely and distributed some of his sons through all the territories of Judah and Benjamin to all the fortified cities, and he gave them plenty of provisions. And he sought many wives for them.

And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fortified city: and he gave them victuals in abundance. And he sought for them many wives.

Rehoboam also showed discernment by dispersing some of his sons to all the regions of Judah and Benjamin and to all the fortified cities. He gave them plenty of provisions and sought many wives for them.

And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.

He wisely placed some of his many sons throughout the regions of Judah and Benjamin in the various fortified cities. He supplied them with abundant provisions and acquired many wives for them.

He dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city. He gave them food in abundance and he sought many wives for them.

But Abraham gave gifts to the sons of the concubines which Abraham had; and while he was still living he sent them eastward, away from Isaac his son, to the country of the east.

But he rejected the advice which the elders had given him, and consulted the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.And he said to them,“ What advice do you give? How should we answer this people who have spoken to me, saying,‘ Lighten the yoke which your father put on us’?”Then the young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying,“ Thus you should speak to the people who have spoken to you, saying,‘ Your father made our yoke heavy, but you make it lighter on us’— thus you shall say to them:‘ My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s waist!And now, whereas my father put a heavy yoke on you, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scourges!’”So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had directed, saying,“ Come back to me the third day.”Then the king answered them roughly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders,and he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying,“ My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scourges!”So the king did not listen to the people; for the turn of events was from God, that the Lord might fulfill His word, which He had spoken by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

So the master commended the unjust steward because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in their generation than the sons of light.

Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying,“ I will be king”; and he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.( And his father had not rebuked him at any time by saying,“ Why have you done so?” He was also very good-looking. His mother had borne him after Absalom.)

Their father gave them great gifts of silver and gold and precious things, with fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn.