1 Kings 12:4

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

`Thy father made hard our yoke, and thou, now, make light `some' of the hard service of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we serve thee.'

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  • 1 Sam 8:11-18 : 11 and saith, `This is the custom of the king who doth reign over you: Your sons he doth take, and hath appointed for himself among his chariots, and among his horsemen, and they have run before his chariots; 12 also to appoint for himself heads of thousands, and heads of fifties; also to plow his plowing, and to reap his reaping; and to make instruments of his war, and instruments of his charioteer. 13 `And your daughters he doth take for perfumers, and for cooks, and for bakers; 14 and your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive-yards -- the best -- he doth take, and hath given to his servants. 15 And your seed and your vineyards he doth tithe, and hath given to his eunuchs, and to his servants. 16 And your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your young men -- the best, and your asses, he doth take, and hath prepared for his own work; 17 your flock he doth tithe, and ye are to him for servants. 18 And ye have cried out in that day because of the king whom ye have chosen for yourselves, and Jehovah doth not answer you in that day.'
  • 1 Kgs 4:7 : 7 And Solomon hath twelve officers over all Israel, and they have sustained the king and his household -- a month in the year is on each one for sustenance;
  • 1 Kgs 9:15 : 15 And this `is' the matter of the tribute that king Solomon hath lifted up, to build the house of Jehovah, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer,
  • 1 Kgs 9:22-23 : 22 And out of the sons of Israel Solomon hath not appointed a servant, for they `are' the men of war, and his servants, and his heads, and his captains, and the heads of his chariots, and his horsemen. 23 These `are' the heads of the officers who `are' over the work of Solomon, fifty and five hundred, those ruling among the people who are labouring in the work.
  • 2 Chr 10:4-5 : 4 `Thy father made our yoke sharp, and now, make light `somewhat' of the sharp service of thy father, and of his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we serve thee.' 5 And he saith unto them, `Yet three days -- then return ye unto me;' and the people go.
  • Matt 11:29-30 : 29 take up my yoke upon you, and learn from me, because I am meek and humble in heart, and ye shall find rest to your souls, 30 for my yoke `is' easy, and my burden is light.'
  • Matt 23:4 : 4 for they bind together burdens heavy and grievous to be borne, and lay upon the shoulders of men, but with their finger they will not move them.
  • 1 John 5:3 : 3 for this is the love of God, that His commands we may keep, and His commands are not burdensome;
  • 1 Kgs 4:20-25 : 20 Judah and Israel `are' many, as the sand that `is' by the sea for multitude, eating and drinking and rejoicing. 21 And Solomon hath been ruling over all the kingdoms, from the River `to' the land of the Philistines and unto the border of Egypt: they are bringing nigh a present, and serving Solomon, all days of his life. 22 And the provision of Solomon for one day is thirty cors of flour, and sixty cors of meal; 23 ten fat oxen, and twenty feeding oxen, and a hundred sheep, apart from hart, and roe, and fallow-deer, and fatted beasts of the stalls, 24 for he is ruling over all beyond the river, from Tiphsah and unto Gaza, over all the kings beyond the river, and he hath peace from all his servants round about. 25 And Judah dwelleth -- and Israel -- in confidence, each under his vine, and under his fig-tree, from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba, all the days of Solomon.

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  • 2 Chr 10:3-7
    5 verses
    97%

    3and they send and call for him, and Jeroboam cometh in, and all Israel, and speak unto Rehoboam, saying,

    4`Thy father made our yoke sharp, and now, make light `somewhat' of the sharp service of thy father, and of his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we serve thee.'

    5And he saith unto them, `Yet three days -- then return ye unto me;' and the people go.

    6And king Rehoboam consulteth with the aged men who have been standing before Solomon his father in his being alive, saying, `How are ye counselling to answer this people?'

    7And they speak unto him, saying, `If thou dost become good to this people, and hast been pleased with them, and spoken unto them good words, then they have been to thee servants all the days.'

  • 1 Kgs 12:3
    82%

    3that they send and call for him; and they come -- Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel -- and speak unto Rehoboam, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 12:9-14
    6 verses
    80%

    9and he saith unto them, `What are ye counselling, and we answer this people, who have spoken unto me, saying, Lighten `somewhat' of the yoke that thy father put upon us?'

    10And they speak unto him -- the lads who had grown up with him -- saying, `Thus dost thou say to this people who have spoken unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, and thou, make `it' light upon us; thus dost thou speak unto them, My little `finger' is thicker than the loins of my father;

    11and now, my father laid on you a heavy yoke, and I add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, and I -- I chastise you with scorpions.'

    12And they come -- Jeroboam and all the people -- unto Rehoboam, on the third day, as the king had spoken, saying, `Come back unto me on the third day.'

    13And the king answereth the people sharply, and forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him,

    14and speaketh unto them, according to the counsel of the lads, saying, `My father made your yoke heavy, and I add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, and I -- I chastise you with scorpions;'

  • 2 Chr 10:9-14
    6 verses
    79%

    9and he saith unto them, `What are ye counselling, and we answer this people that have spoken unto me, saying, Make light `somewhat' of the yoke that thy father put upon us?'

    10And the lads who have grown up with him, speak with him, saying, `Thus dost thou say to the people who have spoken unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, and thou, make light `somewhat' of our yoke; thus dost thou say unto them, My little finger is thicker than the loins of my father;

    11and now, my father laid on you a heavy yoke, and I -- I add unto your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, and I -- with scorpions.'

    12And Jeroboam cometh in, and all the people, unto Rehoboam on the third day, as the king spake, saying, `Return unto me on the third day.'

    13And the king answereth them sharply, and king Rehoboam forsaketh the counsel of the aged men,

    14and speaketh unto them according to the counsel of the lads, saying, `My father made your yoke heavy, and I -- I add unto it; my father chastised you with whips, and I -- with scorpions.'

  • 1 Kgs 12:5-7
    3 verses
    78%

    5And he saith unto them, `Go -- yet three days, and come back unto me;' and the people go.

    6And king Rehoboam consulteth with the elders who have been standing in the presence of Solomon his father, in his being alive, saying, `How are ye counselling to answer this people?'

    7And they speak unto him, saying, `If, to-day, thou art servant to this people, and hast served them, and answered them, and spoken unto them good words, then they have been to thee servants all the days.'

  • 2 Chr 11:3
    72%

    3`Speak unto Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah, and unto all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 12:27-28
    2 verses
    71%

    27if this people go up to make sacrifices in the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem, then hath the heart of this people turned back unto their lord, unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they have slain me, and turned back unto Rehoboam king of Judah.'

    28And the king taketh counsel, and maketh two calves of gold, and saith unto them, `Enough to you of going up to Jerusalem; lo, thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.'

  • Neh 9:36-37
    2 verses
    71%

    36`Lo, we -- to-day -- `are' servants, and the land that Thou hast given to our fathers, to eat its fruit and its good -- lo, we `are' servants on it,

    37and its increase it is multiplying to the kings whom Thou hast set over us in our sins; and over our bodies they are ruling, and over our cattle, according to their pleasure, and we `are' in great distress.

  • Exod 1:13-14
    2 verses
    70%

    13and the Egyptians cause the sons of Israel to serve with rigour,

    14and make their lives bitter in hard service, in clay, and in brick, and in every `kind' of service in the field; all their service in which they have served `is' with rigour.

  • 2 Chr 13:8
    70%

    8`And now, ye are saying to strengthen yourselves before the kingdom of Jehovah in the hand of the sons of David, and ye `are' a numerous multitude, and with you calves of gold that Jeroboam hath made to you for gods.

  • 1 Kgs 12:1
    69%

    1And Rehoboam goeth to Shechem, for to Shechem hath all Israel come to make him king.

  • 1 Kgs 12:23
    69%

    23`Speak unto Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and the rest of the people, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 12:16-17
    2 verses
    69%

    16And all Israel see that the king hath not hearkened unto them, and the people send the king back word, saying, `What portion have we in David? yea, there is no inheritance in the son of Jesse; to thy tents, O Israel; now see thy house, O David!' and Israel goeth to its tents.

    17As to the sons of Israel, those dwelling in the cities of Judah -- over them reign doth Rehoboam.

  • 1 Sam 8:16-17
    2 verses
    69%

    16And your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your young men -- the best, and your asses, he doth take, and hath prepared for his own work;

    17your flock he doth tithe, and ye are to him for servants.

  • Deut 1:12
    69%

    12`How do I bear by myself your pressure, and your burden, and your strife?

  • Lam 5:8
    69%

    8Servants have ruled over us, A deliverer there is none from their hand.

  • Jer 27:12
    68%

    12And unto Zedekiah king of Judah I have spoken according to all these words, saying, `Cause your necks to enter into the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.

  • Deut 26:6
    68%

    6and the Egyptians do us evil, and afflict us, and put on us hard service;

  • Exod 5:16
    68%

    16Straw is not given to thy servants, and they are saying to us, Make bricks, and lo, thy servants are smitten -- and thy people hath sinned.'

  • 1 Sam 12:14-15
    2 verses
    68%

    14`If ye fear Jehovah, and have served Him, and hearkened to His voice, then ye do not provoke the mouth of Jehovah, and ye have been -- both ye and the king who hath reigned over you -- after Jehovah your God.

    15`And if ye do not hearken to the voice of Jehovah -- then ye have provoked the mouth of Jehovah, and the hand of Jehovah hath been against you, and against your fathers.

  • 2 Chr 12:8
    68%

    8but they become servants to him, and they know My service, and the service of the kingdoms of the lands.'

  • Neh 5:5
    68%

    5and now, as the flesh of our brethren `is' our flesh, as their sons `are' our sons, and lo, we are subduing our sons and our daughters for servants, and there are of our daughters subdued, and our hand hath no might, and our fields and our vineyards `are' to others.'

  • 2 Chr 28:10
    67%

    10and now, sons of Judah and Jerusalem ye are saying to subdue for men-servants and for maid-servants to you; but are there not with you causes of guilt before Jehovah your God?

  • Jer 27:2
    67%

    2`Thus said Jehovah unto me, Make to thee bands and yokes,

  • Nah 1:13
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    13And now I break his rod from off thee, And thy bands I do draw away.

  • Exod 5:4
    67%

    4And the king of Egypt saith unto them, `Why, Moses and Aaron, do ye free the people from its works? go to your burdens.'

  • Neh 9:16
    67%

    16`And they and our fathers have acted proudly, and harden their neck, and have not hearkened unto Thy commands,