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1 Kings 12:4-6
Common English Bible
1 Kings 12:4-6
Common English Bible
4 “Your father made our workload[a] very hard for us. If you will lessen the demands your father made of us and lighten the heavy workload he demanded from us, then we will serve you.”
5 He answered them, “Come back in three days.” So the people left.
6 King Rehoboam consulted the elders who had served his father Solomon when he was alive. “What do you advise?” Rehoboam asked. “How should I respond to these people?”
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- 1 Kings 12:4 Or our yoke; also in the verses that follow
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