God’s Word Translation
1 Kings 12:9
9He asked them, “What is your advice? How should we respond to these people who are asking me to lighten the burden my father put on them?”
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’?”
- 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 1 Kings 12:9
7They told him, “If you will serve these people today, humble yourself, and speak gently, then they will always be your servants.” 8But he ignored the advice the older leaders gave him. He sought advice from the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him. He asked them, “What is your advice? How should we respond to these people who are asking me to lighten the burden my father put on them?” 10The young men who had grown up with him answered, “This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is heavier than my father’s whole body. 11If my father put a heavy burden on you, I will add to it. If my father punished you with whips, I will punish you with scorpions.’ ”
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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 22:6So the king of Israel called 400 prophets together. He asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth in Gilead or not?” “Go,” they said. “The Lord will hand over Ramoth to you.”
- 2 Samuel 17:5Absalom said, “Please call Hushai, who is descended from Archi’s family, and let us hear what he, too, has to say.”
- 2 Chronicles 10:9He asked them, “What is your advice? How should we respond to these people who are asking me to lighten the burden my father put on them?”
- 2 Chronicles 18:5So the king of Israel called 400 prophets together. He asked them, “Should we go to war against Ramoth in Gilead or not?” “Go,” they said. “God will hand over Ramoth to you.”
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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
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