1 Kings 12:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.”
1 Kings 12:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 12:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 12:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“and spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.””
1 Kings 12:14 — World English Bible
1 Kings 12:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. ”
1 Kings 12:14 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 12:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and speaketh unto them, according to the counsel of the lads, saying, `My father made your yoke heavy, and I add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, and I--I chastise you with scorpions;'”
1 Kings 12:14 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 12:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. ”
1 Kings 12:14 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 12:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And spake to them after the counsell of the yong men, saying, My father made your yoke grieuous, and I will make your yoke more grieuous: my father hath chastised you with rods, but I will correct you with scourges.”
1 Kings 12:14 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 12:14 in Context — 1 Kings 12
12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day.
13 And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him;
14 And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
15 Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from the Lord, that he might perform his saying, which the Lord spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
16 So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.
What Does 1 Kings 12:14 Mean?
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