12:10a The young men who had grown up with him replied,

The young men with whom Rehoboam had grown up said to him,
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The young men of Rehoboam’s own age gave him this answer/advice.
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Rehoboam’s young friends/counselors told him that

12:10b “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy,

“These people said to you, (sing) ‘Your father put a heavy yoke/burden on us.
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“These people told you that your father made their work/load heavy
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he should reject their request. The people were complaining that his father Solomon had made them work very/too hard.

12:10c but you should make it lighter.’

Lighten/Lessen (sing) our yoke/burden!’
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and that you should not demand/require so much work from them.
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They wanted him to give them ⌊only⌋ light/easy work.

12:10d This is what you should tell them:

You (sing) should say to them,
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You should tell them that
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Rehoboam’s friends/counselors advised him to tell the people that

12:10e ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!

‘My little finger is bigger than my father’s whole body!
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you are much more harsh/demanding than your father was.
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his little finger was bigger/stronger than his father’s body/torso.

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