Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 10:10
And the young men that were brought up with him spoke unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spoke unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou [it] somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little [finger] shall be thicker than my father’s loins.
10. were brought up with him ] R.V. were grown up with him (as in 2Ch 10:8).
somewhat lighter for us ] R.V. omits “somewhat”.
shall be thicker ] R.V. is thicker.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 10. By little finger shall be thicker] “My weakness shall be stronger than the might of my father.” – Targum.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
[See comments on 1Ki 12:10].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(10) Spake unto him.Heb., with him; probably a mistaken repetition. Kings, unto him, and so LXX.; but Syriac, with him.
Answer.Say to.
The people.This people (Kings).
But make thou it somewhat lighter for us.Literally, And thou lighten from upon us. LXX., well: .
Thus shalt thou say.Kings, speak.
My little finger.The word finger should not be italicised. The word qten means little finger.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2Ch 10:10 And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou [it] somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little [finger] shall be thicker than my father’s loins.
Ver. 10. My little finger shall be thicker. ] Or, Is thicker, q.d., My dignity, majesty, and might is greater than ever was my father’s. Perhaps he preferred himself before his father – as did also Henry, the eldest son of our King Henry II, who got not so much by his coronation as to have a name in the catalogue of the kings of England – because he was born of a king’s daughter, and so a better woman, in his esteem, than Bathsheba.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Thus shalt: 2Sa 17:7-13, Pro 21:30, Isa 19:11-13
My little finger: “My weakness,” says the Targumist, “shall be stronger than the might of my father.” 1Ki 12:10, 1Ki 12:11, Pro 10:14, Pro 13:16, Pro 14:16, Pro 18:6, Pro 18:7, Pro 28:25, Pro 29:23
Reciprocal: 2Ch 10:14 – My father
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
10:10 And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou [it] somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My {d} little [finger] shall be thicker than my father’s loins.
(d) Or, little finger, meaning that he was of far greater power than his father was.