Revised Webster's Bible
1 Kings 12:9
9And 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?
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
7And they spoke to him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant to this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever. 8But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that had grown up with him, and who stood before him: 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? 10And the young men that had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak to this people who spoke to thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter to us; thus shalt thou say to them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s loins. 11And now though my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise 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
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- giveיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289
- mayשׁוּבshûb · to return: replyH7725
- answerדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- Makeקָלַלqâlal · to lightenH7043
- yokeעֹל‛ôl ‛ôl · yokeH5923
- fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
- 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 against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
- 2 Samuel 17:5Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.
- 2 Chronicles 10:9And he said to them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father put upon us?
- 2 Chronicles 18:5Therefore the king of Israel gathered together of prophets four hundred men, and said to them, Shall we go to Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for God will deliver it into the king’s hand.
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- 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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