2 Chronicles 10:9

He asked them, “What message do you advise that we send back to these people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us’?”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Rehoboam addresses the young men who had grown up with him, asking for counsel on how to respond to the northern tribes' demand to lighten Solomon's heavy yoke. This occurs immediately after he dismisses the elders' advice and turns to his younger peers.

The words — The verb נֽוֹעָצִ֔ים (no.'a.Tzim) denotes active counseling or taking counsel, while דָּבָ֖ר (da.Var) literally means "word" or "message." Rehoboam specifically asks what message they counsel him to send back.

The thread — This consultation pattern mirrors royal inquiry scenes where leaders seek counsel before public responses, such as Absalom summoning Hushai in 2 Samuel 17:5, Rehoboam first asking the elders in 2 Chronicles 10:6, and the king of Israel gathering prophets in 1 Kings 22:6.

Why it lands — The text records a ruler deferring to a specific advisory group before crafting a public reply, requiring the reader to observe how leadership decisions depend on whom one chooses to consult.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

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?

Cross-references

2 Samuel 17:5 Then Absalom said, “Summon Hushai the Archite as well, and let us hear what he too has to say.”
2 Chronicles 10:6 Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked.
1 Kings 22:6 So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”