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1 Kings 12:9
King James Version
1 Kings 12:9
King James Version
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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1 Kings 12:9
New International Version
1 Kings 12:9
New International Version
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’?”
1 Kings 12:9
English Standard Version
1 Kings 12:9
English Standard Version
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’?”
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