1 Kings 12:9 meaning and explanation
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’?”
1 Kings 12:9, Berean Standard Bible
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Rehoboam has just become king after Solomon, and the people have asked him to lighten the heavy labor his father imposed. He first consults the elders, who advise kindness, but then turns to the young men he grew up with.
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