1 Kings 12:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Kings 12:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 12:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 12:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Your father made our yoke difficult. Now therefore make the hard service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, lighter, and we will serve you.””
1 Kings 12:4 — World English Bible
1 Kings 12:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
1 Kings 12:4 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 12:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Thy father made hard our yoke, and thou, now, make light <FI>some<Fi> of the hard service of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we serve thee.'”
1 Kings 12:4 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 12:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thy father made our yoke grievous; and now lighten thou the grievous servitude of thy father and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee. ”
1 Kings 12:4 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 12:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thy father made our yoke grieuous: now therefore make thou the grieuous seruitude of thy father, and his sore yoke which he put vpon vs, lighter, and we will serue thee.”
1 Kings 12:4 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 12:4 in Context — 1 Kings 12
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 heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.
5 And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.
6 And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?
What Does 1 Kings 12:4 Mean?
1 Kings 12:4 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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