1 Kings 12:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And 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.”
1 Kings 12:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 12:10 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 12:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The young men who had grown up with him said to him, “Tell these people who spoke to you, saying, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter to us’—tell them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist.”
1 Kings 12:10 — World English Bible
1 Kings 12:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou say unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou speak unto them, My little finger is thicker than my father’s loins.”
1 Kings 12:10 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 12:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And they speak unto him--the lads who had grown up with him--saying, `Thus dost thou say to this people who have spoken unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, and thou, make <FI>it<Fi> light upon us; thus dost thou speak unto them, My little <FI>finger<Fi> is thicker than the loins of my father;”
1 Kings 12:10 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 12:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the young men that had grown up with him spoke to him saying, Thus shalt thou say to this people that have spoken to thee saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, and lighten thou it for us, — thus shalt thou say to them: My little [finger] is thicker than my father's loins;”
1 Kings 12:10 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 12:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then the yong men that were brought vp with him, spake vnto him, saying, Thus shalt thou say vnto this people, that haue spoken vnto thee, and said, Thy father hath made our yoke heauie, but make thou it lighter vnto vs: euen thus shalt thou say vnto them, My least part shalbe bigger then my fathers loynes.”
1 Kings 12:10 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 12:10 in Context — 1 Kings 12
8 Mais Roboam laissa le conseil que lui donnaient les vieillards, et il consulta les jeunes gens qui avaient grandi avec lui et qui l’entouraient.
9 Il leur dit: Que conseillez-vous de répondre à ce peuple qui me tient ce langage: Allège le joug que nous a imposé ton père?
10 Et voici ce que lui dirent les jeunes gens qui avaient grandi avec lui: Tu parleras ainsi à ce peuple qui t’a tenu ce langage: Ton père a rendu notre joug pesant, et toi, allège-le-nous! Tu leur parleras ainsi: Mon petit doigt est plus gros que les reins de mon père.
11 Maintenant, mon père vous a chargés d’un joug pesant, et moi je vous le rendrai plus pesant; mon père vous a châtiés avec des fouets, et moi je vous châtierai avec des scorpions.
12 Jéroboam et tout le peuple vinrent à Roboam le troisième jour, suivant ce qu’avait dit le roi: Revenez vers moi dans trois jours.
What Does 1 Kings 12:10 Mean?
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