1 Kings 12:10
The young men who had grown up with him said to him, “Tell these people who spoke to you, saying, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter to us’—tell them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist.1 Kings 12:10 · WEB
This verse in other languages
- ગુજરાતી — 1 રાજાઓ ૧૨:૧૦
- જે જુવાન પુરુષો રહાબામ સાથે મોટા થયા હતા તેઓએ તેને કહ્યું કે, “આ જે લોકોએ તમને કહ્યું હતું કે તારા પિતાએ અમારા પરની ઝૂંસરી ભારે કરી હતી, પણ તું તે અમારા પરની ઝૂંસરીને હલકી કર. તેઓને તારે એમ કહેવું, ‘મારી ટચલી આંગળી મારા પિતાની કમર કરતાં જાડી છે.
- हिन्दी — 1 राजाओं १२:१०
- जवानों ने जो उसके संग बड़े हुए थे उसको यह उत्तर दिया, “उन लोगों ने तुझ से कहा है, ‘तेरे पिता ने हमारा जूआ भारी किया था, परन्तु तू उसे हमारे लिए हलका कर;’ तू उनसे यह कहना, ‘मेरी छिंगुलिया मेरे पिता की कमर से भी मोटी है।
In context
8But he abandoned the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.
9He said to them, “What counsel do you give, that we may answer these people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Make the yoke that your father put on us lighter’?”
10The young men who had grown up with him said to him, “Tell these people who spoke to you, saying, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter to us’—tell them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist.
11Now my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, but I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.’”
12So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king asked, saying, “Come to me again the third day.”
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