SEV Biblia, Chapter 12:9
Y les dijo: ¿Cómo aconsejáis vosotros que respondamos a este pueblo, que me ha hablado, diciendo: Disminuye algo del yugo que tu padre puso sobre nosotros?
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 9. And he said unto them, what counsel give ye, that we may answer this people, saying , etc.] (see Gill on “ 1 Kings 12:4”).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-15 - The tribes complained not to Rehoboam of his father's idolatry, an revolt from God. That which was the greatest grievance, was none to them; so careless were they in matters of religion, if they might liv at case, and pay no taxes. Factious spirits will never want somethin to complain of. And when we see the Scripture account of Solomon' reign; the peace, wealth, and prosperity Israel then enjoyed; we cannot doubt but that their charges were false, or far beyond the truth Rehoboam answered the people according to the counsel of the young men Never was man more blinded by pride, and desire of arbitrary power than which nothing is more fatal. God's counsels were hereby fulfilled He left Rehoboam to his own folly, and hid from his eyes the thing which belonged to his peace, that the kingdom might be rent from him God serves his own wise and righteous purposes by the imprudences an sins of men. Those that lose the kingdom of heaven, throw it away, a Rehoboam, by wilfulness and folly.
Original Hebrew
ויאמר 559 אליהם 413 מה 4100 אתם 859 נועצים 3289 ונשׁיב 7725 דבר 1697 את 853 העם 5971 הזה 2088 אשׁר 834 דברו 1696 אלי 413 לאמר 559 הקל 7043 מן 4480 העל 5923 אשׁר 834 נתן 5414 אביך 1 עלינו׃ 5921
