1 Kings 12:9

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And he said to them: What counsel do you give me, that I may answer this people, who have said to me: Make the yoke which thy father put upon us lighter?

Cross References

2 Chronicles 10:9

And he said to them: What seemeth good to you? Or what shall I answer this people, who have said to me: Ease the yoke which thy father laid upon us?

1 Kings 12:8

But he left the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men, that had been brought up with him, and stood before him.

1 Kings 12:10

And the young men that had been brought up with him said: Thus shalt thou speak to this people, who have spoken to thee, saying: Thy father made our yoke heavy, do thou ease us. Thou shalt say to them: My little finger is thicker than the back of my father.