1 Kings 12:9 — Bible Verse (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?”
1 Kings 12:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 12:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 12:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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’?””
1 Kings 12:9 — World English Bible
1 Kings 12:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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?”
1 Kings 12:9 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 12:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he saith unto them, `What are ye counselling, and we answer this people, who have spoken unto me, saying, Lighten <FI>somewhat<Fi> of the yoke that thy father put upon us?'”
1 Kings 12:9 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 12:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said to them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people who have spoken to me saying, Lighten the yoke which thy father put upon us?”
1 Kings 12:9 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 12:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he said vnto them, What counsell giue ye, that we may answere this people, which haue spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke, which thy father did put vpon vs, lighter?”
1 Kings 12:9 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 12:9 in Context — 1 Kings 12
7 Y ellos le hablaron, diciendo: Si tú fueres hoy siervo de este pueblo, y lo sirvieres, y respondiéndole buenas palabras les hablares, ellos te servirán para siempre.
8 Mas él, dejado el consejo de los viejos que ellos le habían dado, tomó consejo con los mancebos que se habían criado con él, y estaban delante de él.
9 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?
10 Entonces los mancebos que se habían criado con él, le respondieron, diciendo: Así hablarás á este pueblo que te ha dicho estas palabras: Tu padre agravó nuestro yugo; mas tú disminúyenos [algo]: así les hablarás: El menor dedo de los míos es más grueso que los lomos de mi padre.
11 Ahora pues, mi padre os cargó de pesado yugo, mas yo añadiré á vuestro yugo; mi padre os hirió con azotes, mas yo os heriré con escorpiones.
What Does 1 Kings 12:9 Mean?
1 Kings 12:9 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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