Verse 4

Thy father{H1} made{H7185} our yoke{H5923} grievous{H7185}{(H8689)}: now therefore make thou the grievous{H7186} service{H5656} of thy father{H1}, and his heavy{H3515} yoke{H5923} which he put{H5414}{(H8804)} upon us, lighter{H7043}{(H8685)}, and we will serve{H5647}{(H8799)} thee.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 8:11-18 : 11 And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, This will be the manner{H4941} of the king{H4428} that shall reign{H4427}{(H8799)} over you: He will take{H3947}{(H8799)} your sons{H1121}, and appoint{H7760}{(H8804)} them for himself, for his chariots{H4818}, and to be his horsemen{H6571}; and some shall run{H7323}{(H8804)} before{H6440} his chariots{H4818}. 12 And he will appoint{H7760}{(H8800)} him captains{H8269} over thousands{H505}, and captains{H8269} over fifties{H2572}; and will set them to ear{H2790}{(H8800)} his ground{H2758}, and to reap{H7114}{(H8800)} his harvest{H7105}, and to make{H6213}{(H8800)} his instruments{H3627} of war{H4421}, and instruments{H3627} of his chariots{H7393}. 13 And he will take{H3947}{(H8799)} your daughters{H1323} to be confectionaries{H7548}, and to be cooks{H2879}, and to be bakers{H644}{(H8802)}. 14 And he will take{H3947}{(H8799)} your fields{H7704}, and your vineyards{H3754}, and your oliveyards{H2132}, even the best{H2896} of them, and give{H5414}{(H8804)} them to his servants{H5650}. 15 And he will take the tenth{H6237}{(H8799)} of your seed{H2233}, and of your vineyards{H3754}, and give{H5414}{(H8804)} to his officers{H5631}, and to his servants{H5650}. 16 And he will take{H3947}{(H8799)} your menservants{H5650}, and your maidservants{H8198}, and your goodliest{H2896} young men{H970}, and your asses{H2543}, and put{H6213}{(H8804)} them to his work{H4399}. 17 He will take the tenth{H6237}{(H8799)} of your sheep{H6629}: and ye shall be his servants{H5650}. 18 And ye shall cry out{H2199}{(H8804)} in that day{H3117} because{H6440} of your king{H4428} which ye shall have chosen{H977}{(H8804)} you; and the LORD{H3068} will not hear{H6030}{(H8799)} you in that day{H3117}.
  • 1 Kgs 4:7 : 7 And Solomon{H8010} had twelve{H8147}{H6240} officers{H5324}{(H8737)} over all Israel{H3478}, which provided victuals{H3557}{(H8773)} for the king{H4428} and his household{H1004}: each man{H259} his month{H2320} in a year{H8141} made provision{H3557}{(H8771)}.
  • 1 Kgs 9:15 : 15 And this is the reason{H1697} of the levy{H4522} which king{H4428} Solomon{H8010} raised{H5927}{(H8689)}; for to build{H1129}{(H8800)} the house{H1004} of the LORD{H3068}, and his own house{H1004}, and Millo{H4407}, and the wall{H2346} of Jerusalem{H3389}, and Hazor{H2674}, and Megiddo{H4023}, and Gezer{H1507}.
  • 1 Kgs 9:22-23 : 22 But of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} did Solomon{H8010} make{H5414}{(H8804)} no bondmen{H5650}: but they were men{H582} of war{H4421}, and his servants{H5650}, and his princes{H8269}, and his captains{H7991}, and rulers{H8269} of his chariots{H7393}, and his horsemen{H6571}. 23 These were the chief{H8269} of the officers{H5324}{(H8737)} that were over Solomon's{H8010} work{H4399}, five{H2568} hundred{H3967} and fifty{H2572}, which bare rule{H7287}{(H8802)} over the people{H5971} that wrought{H6213}{(H8804)} in the work{H4399}.
  • 2 Chr 10:4-5 : 4 Thy father{H1} made our yoke{H5923} grievous{H7185}{(H8689)}: now therefore ease{H7043}{(H8685)} thou somewhat the grievous{H7186} servitude{H5656} of thy father{H1}, and his heavy{H3515} yoke{H5923} that he put{H5414}{(H8804)} upon us, and we will serve{H5647}{(H8799)} thee. 5 And he said{H559}{(H8799)} unto them, Come again{H7725}{(H8798)} unto me after three{H7969} days{H3117}. And the people{H5971} departed{H3212}{(H8799)}.
  • Matt 11:29-30 : 29 Take{G142}{(G5657)} my{G3450} yoke{G2218} upon{G1909} you{G5209}, and{G2532} learn{G3129}{(G5628)} of{G575} me{G1700}; for{G3754} I am{G1510}{(G5748)} meek{G4235} and{G2532} lowly{G5011} in heart{G2588}: and{G2532} ye shall find{G2147}{(G5692)} rest{G372} unto your{G5216} souls{G5590}. 30 For{G1063} my{G3450} yoke{G2218} is easy{G5543}, and{G2532} my{G3450} burden{G5413} is{G2076}{(G5748)} light{G1645}.
  • Matt 23:4 : 4 For{G1063} they bind{G1195}{(G5719)} heavy{G926} burdens{G5413} and{G2532} grievous to be borne{G1419}, and{G2532} lay{G2007}{(G5719)} them on{G1909} men's{G444} shoulders{G5606}; but{G1161} they themselves will{G2309}{(G5719)} not{G3756} move{G2795}{(G5658)} them{G846} with one of their{G846} fingers{G1147}.
  • 1 John 5:3 : 3 For{G1063} this{G3778} is{G2076}{(G5748)} the love{G26} of God{G2316}, that{G2443} we keep{G5083}{(G5725)} his{G846} commandments{G1785}: and{G2532} his{G846} commandments{G1785} are{G1526}{(G5748)} not{G3756} grievous{G926}.
  • 1 Kgs 4:20-25 : 20 Judah{H3063} and Israel{H3478} were many{H7227}, as the sand{H2344} which is by the sea{H3220} in multitude{H7230}, eating{H398}{(H8802)} and drinking{H8354}{(H8802)}, and making merry{H8056}. 21 And Solomon{H8010} reigned{H4910}{(H8802)} over all kingdoms{H4467} from the river{H5104} unto the land{H776} of the Philistines{H6430}, and unto the border{H1366} of Egypt{H4714}: they brought{H5066}{(H8688)} presents{H4503}, and served{H5647}{(H8802)} Solomon{H8010} all the days{H3117} of his life{H2416}. 22 And Solomon's{H8010} provision{H3899} for one{H259} day{H3117} was thirty{H7970} measures{H3734} of fine flour{H5560}, and threescore{H8346} measures{H3734} of meal{H7058}, 23 Ten{H6235} fat{H1277} oxen{H1241}, and twenty{H6242} oxen{H1241} out of the pastures{H7471}, and an hundred{H3967} sheep{H6629}, beside harts{H354}, and roebucks{H6643}, and fallowdeer{H3180}, and fatted{H75}{(H8803)} fowl{H1257}. 24 For he had dominion{H7287}{(H8802)} over all the region on this side{H5676} the river{H5104}, from Tiphsah{H8607} even to Azzah{H5804}, over all the kings{H4428} on this side{H5676} the river{H5104}: and he had peace{H7965} on all sides{H5650}{(H8676)}{H5676} round about{H5439} him. 25 And Judah{H3063} and Israel{H3478} dwelt{H3427}{(H8799)} safely{H983}, every man{H376} under his vine{H1612} and under his fig tree{H8384}, from Dan{H1835} even to Beersheba{H884}, all the days{H3117} of Solomon{H8010}.