1 Raja-raja 12:9

12:9 He asked them, “How do you advise me ¹  to respond to these people who said to me, ‘Lessen the demands your father placed on us’?” ² 

1 Raja-raja 12:14

12:14 and followed ³  the advice of the younger ones. He said, “My father imposed heavy demands on you; I will make them even heavier. ⁴  My father punished you with ordinary whips; I will punish you with whips that really sting your flesh.” ⁵ 

[12:9]  ¹ tn In the Hebrew text the verb “we will respond” is plural, although it can be understood as an editorial “we.” The ancient versions have the singular here.

[12:9]  ² tn Heb “Lighten the yoke which your father placed on us.”

[12:14]  ³ tn Heb “and spoke to them according to.”

[12:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke.”

[12:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “My father punished you with whips, but I will punish you with scorpions.” See the note on the same phrase in v. 11.