ESV
KJV
9. And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us?

ASV
9. 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?

ERVEN
9. Rehoboam said, "The people said, 'Give us easier work than your father gave us.' How do you think I should answer them? What should I tell them?"

NLT
9. "What is your advice?" he asked them. "How should I answer these people who want me to lighten the burdens imposed by my father?"

WEB
9. He said to them, What counsel give you , that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that your father did put on us lighter?

NET
9. He asked them, "How do you advise me to respond to these people who said to me, 'Lessen the demands your father placed on us'?"

NLV
9. He said to them, "Tell me, how do you think I should answer these people who have said to me, `Do not let our load be as heavy as the one your father put on us'?"

HCSB
9. He asked them, "What message do you advise we send back to this people who said to me, 'Lighten the yoke your father put on us'?"

YLT
9. and he saith unto them, `What are ye counselling, and we answer this people that have spoken unto me, saying, Make light [somewhat] of the yoke that thy father put upon us?`

LITV
9. And he said to them, What do you advise that we shall answer this people that have spoken to me, saying, Lighten the yoke that your father put on us?

RV
9. 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?

NCV
9. Rehoboam asked them, "What is your advice? How should we answer these people who said, 'Don't make us work as hard as your father did'?"

MKJV
9. And he said to them, What advice do you give that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Lighten the yoke which your father put on us?

AKJV
9. And he said to them, What advice give you that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that your father did put on us?

LXXEN
9. And he said to them, What do ye advise that I should answer this people, who spoke to me, saying, Ease somewhat of the yoke which thy father laid upon us?



KJV
9. And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us?

AMP
9. And he said to them, What answer do you advise that we give to the demand of [these] people, Make the yoke your father put upon us lighter?

KJVP
9. And he said H559 W-VQY3MS unto H413 PREP-3MS them , What H4100 IGAT advice give H3289 ye H859 PPRO-2MS that we may return H7725 answer H1697 VQPMS to this H2088 D-PMS people H5971 , which H834 RPRO have spoken H1696 to H413 PREP-1MS me , saying H559 W-VQY3MS , Ease H7043 somewhat H4480 PREP the yoke H5923 that H834 RPRO thy father H1 NMS did put H5414 VQQ3MS upon H5921 us ?

YLT
9. and he saith unto them, `What are ye counselling, and we answer this people that have spoken unto me, saying, Make light [somewhat] of the yoke that thy father put upon us?`

ASV
9. 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?

WEB
9. He said to them, What counsel give you , that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that your father did put on us lighter?

NASB
9. He said to them, "What answer do you advise me to give this people, who have asked me to lighten the yoke my father imposed on them?"

ESV
9. And he said to them, "What do you advise that we answer this people who have said to me, 'Lighten the yoke that your father put on us'?"

RV
9. 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?

RSV
9. And he said to them, "What do you advise that we answer this people who have said to me, `Lighten the yoke that your father put upon us'?"

NKJV
9. And he said to them, "What advice do you give? How should we answer this people who have spoken to me, saying, 'Lighten the yoke which your father put on us'?"

MKJV
9. And he said to them, What advice do you give that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Lighten the yoke which your father put on us?

AKJV
9. And he said to them, What advice give you that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that your father did put on us?

NRSV
9. He said to them, "What do you advise that we answer this people who have said to me, 'Lighten the yoke that your father put on us'?"

NIV
9. He asked them, "What is your advice? How should we answer these people who say to me,`Lighten the yoke your father put on us'?"

NIRV
9. He asked them, "What's your advice? How should I answer these people? They said to me, 'Make the load your father put on our shoulders lighter.' "

NLT
9. "What is your advice?" he asked them. "How should I answer these people who want me to lighten the burdens imposed by my father?"

MSG
9. "What do you think? What should I say to these people who are saying, 'Give us a break from your father's harsh ways--lighten up on us'?"

GNB
9. "What do you advise me to do?" he asked. "What shall I say to the people who are asking me to make their burdens lighter?"

NET
9. He asked them, "How do you advise me to respond to these people who said to me, 'Lessen the demands your father placed on us'?"

ERVEN
9. Rehoboam said, "The people said, 'Give us easier work than your father gave us.' How do you think I should answer them? What should I tell them?"