1 Kings 12:9
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?
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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'?"
New International Version
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'?"
Catholic Public Domain Version
And he said to them: "What counsel do you give to me, so that I may respond to this people, who have said to me: ‘Make light the yoke that your father imposed on us?’