2 Chronicles 10:9

2 Chronicles 10:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us?
• New International Version (NIV)He asked them, “What is your advice? How should we answer these people who say to me, ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us’?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)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 King James Version (NKJV)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’?”

Context of 2 Chronicles 10:9

7They replied, “If you will be kind to this people and please them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.” 8But he rejected the advice of the elders who had advised him, and he consulted with the young men who had grown up with him, the ones attending him. He asked them, “What message do you advise we send back to this people who said to me, ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us’?” 10Then the young men who had grown up with him told him, “This is what you should say to the people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you, make it lighter on us! ’ This is what you should say to them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist! 11Now therefore, my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, but I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I, with barbed whips.’”

2 Chronicles 10:9 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֗ם מָ֚ה אַתֶּ֣ם נֽוֹעָצִ֔ים וְנָשִׁ֥יב דָּבָ֖ר אֶת־הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבְּר֤וּ אֵלַי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הָקֵל֙ מִן־הָעֹ֔ל אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥ן אָבִ֖יךָ עָלֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto them, What adviceיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289
• give ye that we may returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: replyH7725
• answerדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• to this peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• which have spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• Easeקָלַלqâlal · to lightenH7043
• somewhat the yokeעֹל‛ôl ‛ôl · yokeH5923
• that thy fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• did putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 10:9

• 2 Chronicles 10:6Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had attended his father Solomon when he was alive, asking, “How do you advise me to respond to this people?”
• 2 Samuel 17:5Then Absalom said, “Summon Hushai the Archite also. Let’s hear what he has to say as well.”
• 1 Kings 22:6So the king of Israel gathered the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go against Ramoth-gilead for war or should I refrain?” They replied, “March up, and the Lord will hand it over to the king.”
• 2 Chronicles 10:4“Your father made our yoke harsh. Therefore, lighten your father’s harsh service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 10:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-11Verses 1-11 The narrative of Kings (marginal reference) is repeated with only slight verbal differences.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-152Ch 10:1-15. Rehoboam Refusing the Old Men's Good Counsel. 1. Rehoboam went to Shechem--(See on 1Ki 12:1). This chapter is, with a few verbal alterations, the same as in 1Ki 12:1-19.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 10:9

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In the dictionaries

• Advice
• Ease
• Israel, Kingdom of
• Lachish
• Adoniram
• Jeroboam
• Rehoboam

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings