1 Kings 12:6

And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men [According to Bähr," the זְקֵנִים are not old people, but the elders." No doubt the word is constantly used, as in the expressions, "elders of Israel," "elders of the city," etc. (cf. πρεσβυτέροι , senatores (from senex ), aldermen =elder men), without any reference to age; but this is not the case here, as the strong contrast with "young men" ( 1 Kings 12:8 , 1 Kings 12:13 , 1 Kings 12:14 ) proves] that stood before [see on 1 Kings 1:2 ] Solomon his father [among them, perhaps, were some of the "princes" of 1 Kings 4:2 sqq.] while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?