1 Kings 12:4
Thy father made our yoke hard; but do thou now make lighter the hard service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, and we will serve thee.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
5And he said unto them, Go away yet for three days, and then return to me. And the people went away.
Cross References
1 Samuel 8:17Of your flocks will he take the tenth: and ye yourselves will become his servants.
1 Kings 4:20Judah and Israel were numerous, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude; and they ate and drank, and made merry.
1 Kings 9:22Yet of the children of Israel did Solomon make no one a bond-man; but they were the men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and the officers of his chariots, and of his horsemen.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 12:2-16
The Folly of Rehoboam. ( b. c. 975.) 1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. 2 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;) 3 That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying, 4 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his… Read the whole commentary →