1 Kings 12:9

He said to them, “What counsel do you give, that we may answer these people, who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Make the yoke that your father put on us lighter?’”

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WEBBE

He said to them, “What counsel do you give, that we may answer these people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Make the yoke that your father put on us lighter?’”

BSB

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’?”

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?

ASV

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?

BBE

And said to them, What is your opinion? What answer are we to give to this people who have said to me, Make less the weight of the yoke which your father put on us?

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וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 אֲלֵיהֶם 'a·lei·hem to them H413 מָה mah what H4100 אַתֶּם 'a·tem [are] you H859 נוֹעָצִים no·'a·tzim counseling H3289 וְנָשִׁיב ve·na·shiv and we may bring back H7725 דָּבָר da·var word H1697 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הָעָם ha·'am the people H5971 הַזֶּה ha·zeh (the) this H2088 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 דִּבְּרוּ di·be·ru they have spoken H1696 אֵלַי 'e·lai to me H413 לֵאמֹר le·mor (to) saying H559 הָקֵל ha·kel lighten H7043 מִן־ min- some of H4480 הָעֹל ha·'ol the yoke H5923 אֲשֶׁר־ 'a·sher- which H834 נָתַן na·tan he put H5414 אָבִיךָ 'a·vi·kha father your H1 עָלֵינוּ 'a·lei·nu on us H5921

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–15

The tribes complained not to Rehoboam of his father's idolatry, and revolt from God. That which was the greatest grievance, was none to them; so careless were they in matters of religion, if they might live at ease, and pay no taxes. Factious spirits will never want something to complain of. And when we see the Scripture account of Solomon's reign; the peace, wealth, and prosperity Israel then enjoyed; we cannot doubt but that their charges were false, or far beyond the truth. Rehoboam answered the people according to the counsel of the young men. Never was man more blinded by pride, and desire of arbitrary power, than which nothing is more fatal. God's counsels were hereby fulfilled. He left Rehoboam to his own folly, and hid from his eyes the things which belonged to his peace, that the kingdom might be rent from him. God serves his own wise and righteous purposes by the imprudences and sins of men. Those that lose the kingdom of heaven, throw it away, as Rehoboam, by wilfulness and folly.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.