I Kings 12:9
“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?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Kings 12:9 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und er sprach zu ihnen: Was ratet ihr, daß wir diesem Volke zur Antwort geben, welches zu mir geredet und gesagt hat: Erleichtere das Joch, das dein Vater auf uns gelegt hat?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y díjoles: ¿Cómo aconsejáis vosotros que respondamos á este pueblo, que me ha hablado, diciendo: Disminuye algo del yugo que tu padre puso sobre nosotros?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E disse-lhes: Como aconselhais vós que respondamos a este povo, que me falou, dizendo: Diminui algo do jugo que teu pai pôs sobre nós?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Roboão disse a eles: "Qual conselho me daríeis, para que possamos responder às pessoas que falaram comigo e disseram: 'Alivia o jugo que teu pai colocou sobre nós?'"
📖 I Kings 12:9 in Context
7And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto 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 were grown up with him, and which stood before him:
9And 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?
10And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s loins.
11And now whereas my father did lade 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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