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Rehoboam ignored the advice
"Rehoboam did not follow the advice"
who had grown up with him, who stood before him
"who were his long-time friends, and who advised him"
Lighten the yoke that your father put on us
To "lighten the yoke" is a metaphor that represents easing the burden. See how you translated a similar phrase in 2 Chronicles 10:4. AT: "Do not treat us as cruelly as your father did" or "Do not force us to work as hard as your father did" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)