2 Chronicles 10:9 KJV

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?

Thou and Ye

  • thy one person
  • ye more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

  • The ten tribes revolt from RehoboamModerate counsels are wisest and best. Gentleness will do what violence will not do. Most people like to be accosted mildly. Good words cost only a little...

Cross References

  • 2 Samuel 17:5–6 Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith. …
  • 1 Kings 22:6–8 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king. …
  • 2 Chronicles 10:6 And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?

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Kings of Israel & Judah

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Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And he said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • unto them, What advice אֲלֵהֶם ʾălēhem Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine plural מָה mâ Interrogative נוֹעָצִים nôʿāṣîm יָעַץ Verb · niphal active participle, masculine plural
  • give ye that we may return אַתֶּם ʾattem Pronoun · second person masculine plural וְנָשִׁיב wĕnāšîb שׁוּב Verb · hiphil imperfect, first person common plural · with and
  • answer דָּבָר dābār דָּבָר Noun · masculine singular
  • to this people אֶת ʾet Object marker הָעָם hāʿām עַם Noun · masculine singular · with the הַזֶּה hazzê Pronoun · with the
  • which have spoken אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative דִּבְּרוּ dibbĕrû דָבַר Verb · piel perfect, third person common plural
  • to me, saying אֵלַי ʾēlay Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular לֵאמֹר lēʾmōr אָמַר Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
  • Ease הָקֵל hāqēl קָלַל Verb · hiphil imperative, second person masculine singular
  • somewhat the yoke מִן min Preposition הָעֹל hāʿōl עֹל Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • that thy father אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative אָבִיךָ ʾābîkā אָב Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular עָלֵינוּ ʿālênû Preposition · with suffix: first person common plural
  • did put נָתַן nātan נָתַן Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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