1 Kings 12:9

1 Kings 12:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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?
• 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’?”
• 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’?”
• New Living Translation (NLT)“What is your advice?” he asked them. “How should I answer these people who want me to lighten the burdens imposed by my father?”

Context of 1 Kings 12:9

7And they said to him, "If you will be a servant to this people today and serve them, and speak good words to them when you answer them, then they will be your servants forever." 8But he abandoned the counsel that the old men gave him and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him. 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'?" 10And the young men who had grown up with him said to him, "Thus shall you speak to this people who said to you, 'Your father made our yoke heavy, but you lighten it for us,' thus shall you say to them, 'My little finger is thicker than my father's thighs. 11And now, whereas my father laid on you a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.'"

1 Kings 12:9 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם 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 counsel giveיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289
• ye that we mayשׁוּבshûb · to return: replyH7725
• answerדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• this peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• who have spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• Makeקָלַלqâlal · to lightenH7043
• the yokeעֹל‛ôl ‛ôl · yokeH5923
• which thy fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• did putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414

Cross-references for 1 Kings 12:9

• 1 Kings 22:6Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, "Shall I go to battle against Ramoth-gilead, or shall I refrain?" And they said, "Go up, for the Lord will give it into the hand of the king."
• 2 Samuel 17:5Then Absalom said, "Call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear what he has to say."
• 2 Chronicles 10:9And 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'?"
• 2 Chronicles 18:5Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said to them, "Shall we go to battle against Ramoth-gilead, or shall I refrain?" And they said, "Go up, for God will give it into the hand of the king."

Commentaries on 1 Kings 12:9

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-10young men: Rehoboam's peers took a strict stance and advised against the older men's suggestions.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 12:9

• Counsel
• Fellowship
• Government
• Jeroboam
• Petition
• Rashness
• Rehoboam
• Revolt
• Rulers
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Add
• Consult
• Ephraim, The tribe of
• Heavy
• Israel, Kingdom of
• Jeroboam
• Ordain
• Scorpion
• Thick
• Adoniram

Commentaries on 1 Kings 12

• 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
• 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