2 Chronicles 10:4
Thy father oppressed us with a most grievous yoke, do thou govern us with a lighter hand than thy father, who laid upon us a heavy servitude, and ease some thing of the burden, that we may serve thee.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
3And they sent for him, and he came with all Israel, and they spoke to Roboam, saying:
5And he said to them: Come to me again after three days. And when the people were gone,
Cross References
Exodus 2:23Now after a long time the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel groaning, cried out because of the works: and their cry went up unto God from the works.
1 Kings 4:20Juda and Israel were innumerable, as the sand of the sea in multitude: eating and drinking, and rejoicing.
1 Kings 5:15And Solomon had seventy thousand to carry burdens, and eighty thousand to hew stones in the mountain:
1 Kings 12:4Thy father laid a grievous yoke upon us: now therefore do thou take off a little of the grievous service of thy father, and of his most heavy yoke, which he put upon us, and we will serve thee.
Matthew 11:29Take up my yoke upon you, and learn of me, because I am meek, and humble of heart: and you shall find rest to your souls.
1 John 5:3For this is the charity of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not heavy.
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 10:2-12
Rehoboam Succeeds Solomon. ( b. c. 975.) 1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king. 2 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of Solomon the king, heard it, that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt. 3 And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spake to Rehoboam, saying, 4 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat the grievous servitude of thy father, and his… Read the whole commentary →