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1 Kings 12:9
He asked them, "What message do you advise that we send back to these people who said to me, ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us'?"
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Legacy Standard Bible
So he said to them, "What counsel do you give that we may respond to this people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke which your father put on us'?"
So he said to them, "What counsel do you give that we may respond to this people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke which your father put on us'?"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So he said to them, "What counsel do you give that we may answer this people who have spoken to me, saying, 'Lighten the yoke which your father put on us'?"
So he said to them, "What counsel do you give that we may answer this people who have spoken to me, saying, 'Lighten the yoke which your father put on us'?"
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he sayde vnto them: What counsell geue ye, that we may aunswere this people? for they haue communed with me, saying: Make the yocke whiche thy father did put vpon vs, lighter.
And he sayde vnto them: What counsell geue ye, that we may aunswere this people? for they haue communed with me, saying: Make the yocke whiche thy father did put vpon vs, lighter.
New King James Version
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'?"
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'?"
Literal Translation
And he said to them, What do you advise, and we shall answer the people who have spoken to me, saying, Lighten some of the yoke that your father put upon us?
And he said to them, What do you advise, and we shall answer the people who have spoken to me, saying, Lighten some of the yoke that your father put upon us?
Easy-to-Read Version
Rehoboam asked them, "The people said, ‘Give us easier work than your father gave us.' How do you think I should answer them? What should I tell them?"
Rehoboam asked them, "The people said, ‘Give us easier work than your father gave us.' How do you think I should answer them? What should I tell them?"
Revised Standard Version
And he said to them, "What do you advise that we answer this people who have said to me, 'Lighten the yoke that your father put upon us'?"
And he said to them, "What do you advise that we answer this people who have said to me, 'Lighten the yoke that your father put upon us'?"
World English Bible
He said to them, What counsel do you give, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that your father did put on us lighter?
He said to them, What counsel do you give, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that your father did put on us lighter?
King James Version (1611)
And hee said vnto them, What counsell giue ye, that we may answere this people, who haue spoken to mee, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put vpon vs, lighter?
And hee said vnto them, What counsell giue ye, that we may answere this people, who haue spoken to mee, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put vpon vs, lighter?
King James Version
And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?
And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he sayde vnto them: What is youre councell that we maye answere this people which haue sayde vnto me: Make the yock lighter, that thy father hath layed vpo vs.
And he sayde vnto them: What is youre councell that we maye answere this people which haue sayde vnto me: Make the yock lighter, that thy father hath layed vpo vs.
American Standard Version
And he said unto them, What counsel give ye, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that thy father did put upon us lighter?
And he said unto them, What counsel give ye, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that thy father did put upon us lighter?
Bible in Basic English
And said to them, What is your opinion? What answer are we to give to this people who have said to me, Make less the weight of the yoke which your father put on us?
And said to them, What is your opinion? What answer are we to give to this people who have said to me, Make less the weight of the yoke which your father put on us?
Update Bible Version
And he said to them, What counsel do you give, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that your father put on us lighter?
And he said to them, What counsel do you give, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that your father put on us lighter?
Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?
And he said to them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?
New English Translation
He asked them, "How do you advise me to respond to these people who said to me, ‘Lessen the demands your father placed on us'?"
He asked them, "How do you advise me to respond to these people who said to me, ‘Lessen the demands your father placed on us'?"
Contemporary English Version
He asked, "What do you think I should say to these people who asked me to make their work easier?"
He asked, "What do you think I should say to these people who asked me to make their work easier?"
Complete Jewish Bible
He asked them, "What advice would you give me, so that we can give an answer to these people who said to me, ‘Lighten the yoke that your father laid on us'?"
He asked them, "What advice would you give me, so that we can give an answer to these people who said to me, ‘Lighten the yoke that your father laid on us'?"
Darby Translation
And he said to them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people who have spoken to me saying, Lighten the yoke which thy father put upon us?
And he said to them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people who have spoken to me saying, Lighten the yoke which thy father put upon us?
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he said vnto them, What counsell giue ye, that we may answere this people, which haue spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke, which thy father did put vpon vs, lighter?
And he said vnto them, What counsell giue ye, that we may answere this people, which haue spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke, which thy father did put vpon vs, lighter?
George Lamsa Translation
And he said to them, What counsel do you give, that we may answer the people who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which your father did put upon us lighter?
And he said to them, What counsel do you give, that we may answer the people who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which your father did put upon us lighter?
Amplified Bible
He said to them, "What do you advise that we answer this people who have said to me, 'Lighten the yoke (burden) which your father put on us'?"
He said to them, "What do you advise that we answer this people who have said to me, 'Lighten the yoke (burden) which your father put on us'?"
Hebrew Names Version
He said to them, What counsel do you give, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that your father did put on us lighter?
He said to them, What counsel do you give, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that your father did put on us lighter?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he said unto them: 'What counsel give ye, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying: Make the yoke that thy father did put upon us lighter?'
And he said unto them: 'What counsel give ye, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying: Make the yoke that thy father did put upon us lighter?'
New Living Translation
"What is your advice?" he asked them. "How should I answer these people who want me to lighten the burdens imposed by my father?"
"What is your advice?" he asked them. "How should I answer these people who want me to lighten the burdens imposed by my father?"
New Life Bible
He said to them, "What answer do you say we should give to these people who have said to me, ‘Take away some of the heavy load your father put on us'?"
He said to them, "What answer do you say we should give to these people who have said to me, ‘Take away some of the heavy load your father put on us'?"
New Revised Standard
He said to them, "What do you advise that we answer this people who have said to me, ‘Lighten the yoke that your father put on us'?"
He said to them, "What do you advise that we answer this people who have said to me, ‘Lighten the yoke that your father put on us'?"
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he said to them, What counsel do ye give? And what shall I answer to this people who speak to me, saying, Lighten somewhat of the yoke which thy father has put upon us?
And he said to them, What counsel do ye give? And what shall I answer to this people who speak to me, saying, Lighten somewhat of the yoke which thy father has put upon us?
English Revised Version
And he said unto them, What counsel give ye, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that thy father did put upon us lighter?
And he said unto them, What counsel give ye, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that thy father did put upon us lighter?
Berean Standard Bible
He asked them, "What message do you advise that we send back to these people who have spoken to me, saying, 'Lighten the yoke your father put on us'?"
He asked them, "What message do you advise that we send back to these people who have spoken to me, saying, 'Lighten the yoke your father put on us'?"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and said unto them - What counsel do, ye, give as to how we shall answer this people who have spoken unto me, saying - Make a lightening of the yoke which thy father put upon us?
and said unto them - What counsel do, ye, give as to how we shall answer this people who have spoken unto me, saying - Make a lightening of the yoke which thy father put upon us?
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to them: What counsel do you give me, that I may answer this people, who have said to me: Make the yoke, which thy father put upon us, lighter?
And he said to them: What counsel do you give me, that I may answer this people, who have said to me: Make the yoke, which thy father put upon us, lighter?
Lexham English Bible
He said to them, "What are you advising that we should reply to this people who spoke to me by saying, ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us.'"
He said to them, "What are you advising that we should reply to this people who spoke to me by saying, ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us.'"
English Standard Version
And he said to them, "What do you advise that we answer this people who have said to me, ‘Lighten the yoke that your father put on us'?"
And he said to them, "What do you advise that we answer this people who have said to me, ‘Lighten the yoke that your father put on us'?"
New American Standard Bible
He said to them, "What advice do you give, so that we may answer this people who have spoken to me, saying, 'Lighten the yoke which your father put on us'?"
He said to them, "What advice do you give, so that we may answer this people who have spoken to me, saying, 'Lighten the yoke which your father put on us'?"
New Century Version
Rehoboam asked them, "What is your advice? How should we answer these people who said, ‘Don't make us work as hard as your father did'?"
Rehoboam asked them, "What is your advice? How should we answer these people who said, ‘Don't make us work as hard as your father did'?"
Good News Translation
"What do you advise me to do?" he asked. "What shall I say to the people who are asking me to make their burdens lighter?"
"What do you advise me to do?" he asked. "What shall I say to the people who are asking me to make their burdens lighter?"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and he seide to hem, What counsel yyue ye to me, that Y answere to this puple, that seiden to me, Make thou esyere the yok which thi fadir puttide on vs?
and he seide to hem, What counsel yyue ye to me, that Y answere to this puple, that seiden to me, Make thou esyere the yok which thi fadir puttide on vs?
Young's Literal Translation
and he saith unto them, `What are ye counselling, and we answer this people, who have spoken unto me, saying, Lighten [somewhat] of the yoke that thy father put upon us?'
and he saith unto them, `What are ye counselling, and we answer this people, who have spoken unto me, saying, Lighten [somewhat] of the yoke that thy father put upon us?'
Contextual Overview
1 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king. 2 When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about it, for he was still in Egypt where he had fled from King Solomon's presence, Jeroboam stayed in Egypt. 3 They summoned him, and Jeroboam and the whole assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam: 4 "Your father made our yoke difficult. You, therefore, lighten your father's harsh service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you." 5 Rehoboam replied, "Go home for three days and then return to me." So the people left. 6 Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon when he was alive, asking, "How do you advise me to respond to these people?" 7 They replied, "Today if you will be a servant to these people and serve them, and if you respond to them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever." 8 But he rejected the advice of the elders who had advised him and consulted with the young men who had grown up with him and served him. 9 He asked them, "What message do you advise that we send back to these people who said to me, ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us'?" 10 Then the young men who had grown up with him told him, "This is what you should say to these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you, make it lighter on us!' This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father's loins!
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
1 Kings 22:6-8, 2 Samuel 17:5, 2 Samuel 17:6, 2 Chronicles 10:9, 2 Chronicles 18:5-7
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 12:28 - took counsel
Cross-References
Genesis 12:13
Please say you're my sister so it will go well for me because of you, and my life will be spared on your account."
Please say you're my sister so it will go well for me because of you, and my life will be spared on your account."
Genesis 12:14
When Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
When Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
Genesis 13:1
Then Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev—he, his wife, and all he had, and Lot with him.
Then Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev—he, his wife, and all he had, and Lot with him.
Genesis 13:3
He went by stages from the Negev to Bethel, to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had formerly been,
He went by stages from the Negev to Bethel, to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had formerly been,
Genesis 24:62
Now Isaac was returning from Beer-lahai-roi, for he was living in the Negev region.
Now Isaac was returning from Beer-lahai-roi, for he was living in the Negev region.
Psalms 105:13
wandering from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another,
wandering from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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