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?
• 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’?”
• 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 2 Chronicles 10:9

7They replied, “If you will be kind to these people and please them and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your servants.” 8But Rehoboam rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him. 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’?” 10The young men who had grown up with him replied, “The people have said to you, ‘Your father put a heavy yoke on us, but make our yoke lighter.’ Now tell them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist. 11My father laid on you a heavy yoke; I will make it even heavier. My father scourged you with whips; I will scourge you with scorpions.’ ”

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 the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How would you advise me to answer these people?” he asked.
• 2 Samuel 17:5But Absalom said, “Summon also Hushai the Arkite, so we can hear what he has to say as well.”
• 1 Kings 22:6So the king of Israel brought together the prophets—about four hundred men—and asked them, “Shall I go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall I refrain?” “Go,” they answered, “for the Lord will give it into the king’s hand.”
• 2 Chronicles 10:4“Your father put a heavy yoke on us, but now lighten the harsh labor 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

• Candidate
• Rehoboam
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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