1 Kings 12:4

אָבִיךָ הִקְשָׁה אֶת ־ עֻלֵּנוּ וְאַתָּה עַתָּה הָקֵל מֵעֲבֹדַת אָבִיךָ הַקָּשָׁה וּמֵעֻלּוֹ הַכָּבֵד אֲשֶׁר ־ נָתַן עָלֵינוּ וְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.

In Context

3וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ וַיִּקְרְאוּ ־ לוֹ ויבאו יָרָבְעָם וְכָל ־ קְהַל יִשְׂרָאֵל וַֽיְדַבְּרוּ אֶל ־ רְחַבְעָם לֵאמֹֽר ׃

5וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם לְכוּ עֹד שְׁלֹשָׁה יָמִים וְשׁוּבוּ אֵלָי וַיֵּלְכוּ הָעָֽם ׃

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Cross References

1 Samuel 8:17צֹאנְכֶם יַעְשֹׂר וְאַתֶּם תִּֽהְיוּ ־ לוֹ לַעֲבָדִֽים ׃

1 Kings 4:20יְהוּדָה וְיִשְׂרָאֵל רַבִּים כַּחוֹל אֲשֶׁר ־ עַל ־ הַיָּם לָרֹב אֹכְלִים וְשֹׁתִים וּשְׂמֵחִֽים ׃

1 Kings 9:22וּמִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹֽא ־ נָתַן שְׁלֹמֹה עָבֶד כִּי ־ הֵם אַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה וַעֲבָדָיו וְשָׂרָיו וְשָׁלִשָׁיו וְשָׂרֵי רִכְבּוֹ וּפָרָשָֽׁיו ׃ ס

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 →

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