2 Chronicles 10:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.”
2 Chronicles 10:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Chronicles 10:11 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Chronicles 10:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.’””
2 Chronicles 10:11 — World English Bible
2 Chronicles 10:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. ”
2 Chronicles 10:11 — American Standard Version
2 Chronicles 10:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and now, my father laid on you a heavy yoke, and I--I add unto your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, and I--with scorpions.'”
2 Chronicles 10:11 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Chronicles 10:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and whereas my father laid a heavy yoke upon you, I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I [will chastise you] with scorpions. ”
2 Chronicles 10:11 — Darby Translation
2 Chronicles 10:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Now whereas my father did burden you with a grieuous yoke, I will yet increase your yoke: my father hath chastised you with roddes, but I will correct you with scourges.”
2 Chronicles 10:11 — Geneva Bible
2 Chronicles 10:11 in Context — 2 Chronicles 10
9 And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us?
10 And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s loins.
11 For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come again to me on the third day.
13 And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
What Does 2 Chronicles 10:11 Mean?
2 Chronicles 10:11 is a verse from the Book of 2 Chronicles, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Chronicles chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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