2 Chronicles 10:4

Your father made our yoke grievous: now then abate somewhat of your father's grievous rule, and of his heavy yoke which he put upon us, and we will serve you.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.

In Context

3And they sent and called him: and Jeroboam and all the congregation came to Roboam, saying,

5And he said to them, Go away for three days, and then come to me. So the people departed.

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Cross References

Exodus 2:23And in those days after a length of time, the king of Egypt died; and the children of Israel groaned because of their tasks, and cried, and their cry because of their tasks went up to God.

1 Kings 4:2027 And thus the officers provided king Solomon: and they execute every one in his month all the orders for the table of the king, they + 4:20 Gr. change. omit nothing.

1 Kings 5:15And Solomon had seventy thousand bearers of burdens, and eighty thousand hewers of stone in the mountain;

1 Kings 12:4but do you now lighten somewhat of the hard service of your father, and of his heavy yoke which he + 12:4 Gr. gave. put upon us, and we will serve you.

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 →

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