KJV King James Version
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?
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2 Chronicles 10:9
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?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He asked them, “What message do you advise that we send back to these people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us’?”
WEB World English Bible
He said to them, “What counsel do you give, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Make the yoke that your father put on us lighter?’”
ASV American Standard Version
And he said unto them, What counsel give ye, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that thy father did put upon us lighter?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he saith unto them, ‘What are ye counselling, and we answer this people that have spoken unto me, saying, Make light somewhat of the yoke that thy father put upon us?’
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 10
6 And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye [me] to return answer to this people?
7 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.
8 But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.
9 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?
10 And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou [it] somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little [finger] shall be thicker than my father’s loins.
11 For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I [will chastise you] with scorpions.
12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come again to me on the third day.
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayאֲלֵהֶ֗םH413 · elto(wards)מָ֚הH4100 · mahwhat?אַתֶּ֣םH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)נֽוֹעָצִ֔יםH3289 · ya.atsto adviseוְנָשִׁ֥יבH7725 · shuvto return: returnדָּבָ֖רH1697 · da.varwordאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָעָ֣םH5971 · ampeopleהַזֶּ֑הH2088 · zehthisאֲשֶׁ֨רH834 · a.sherwhichדִּבְּר֤וּH1696 · da.varto speak: speakאֵלַי֙H413 · elto(wards)לֵאמֹ֔רH559 · a.marto sayהָקֵל֙H7043 · qa.lalto lightenמִן־H4480 · minfromהָעֹ֔לH5923 · olyokeאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichנָתַ֥ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveאָבִ֖יךָH1 · avfatherעָלֵֽינוּ׃H5921 · alupon
Cross-references
2 Samuel 17:5-6Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.2 Chronicles 10:6And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye [me] to return answer to this people?1 Kings 22:6-8Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto 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.
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