1Kgs.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?

1Kgs.12.9

"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'?"'

1Kgs.12.9

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'?"

1Kgs.12.9

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'?"