OET interlinear 1 KI 12:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-poetry

אֶת־עֲצַ֥ת הַ⁠זְּקֵנִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר יְעָצֻ֑⁠הוּ

DOM advice_of DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_abandoned DOM advice_of of,the_elders which/who they,had_counseled_him and,he_consulted DOM the=youths which/who grown_up with=him/it which/who [were,those_who]_stood before,,him )

The author is using a construction in which a verb and its object come from the same root. You may be able to use the same construction in your language to express the meaning here. Alternatively, your language may have another way of saying this. Alternate translation: [the counsel that the elders had given him]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָ⁠עֹמְדִ֖ים לְ⁠פָנָֽי⁠ו

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_abandoned DOM advice_of of,the_elders which/who they,had_counseled_him and,he_consulted DOM the=youths which/who grown_up with=him/it which/who [were,those_who]_stood before,,him )

Here, to his face represents being in Rehoboam’s presence, in this context, to serve him as advisors. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [who were standing in his presence] or [who were serving as his advisors]