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 Y aconteció, que como lo oyó Jeroboam hijo de Nabat, que estaba en Egipto, porque había huído de delante del rey Salomón, y habitaba en Egipto;
3 Enviaron y llamáronle. Vino pues Jeroboam y toda la congregación de Israel, y hablaron á Roboam, diciendo:
4 Tu padre agravó nuestro yugo, mas ahora tú disminuye [algo] de la dura servidumbre de tu padre, y del yugo pesado que puso sobre nosotros, y te serviremos.
5 Y él les dijo: Idos, y de aquí á tres días volved á mí. Y el pueblo se fué.
6 Entonces el rey Roboam tomó consejo con los ancianos que habían estado delante de Salomón su padre cuando vivía, y dijo: ¿Cómo aconsejáis vosotros que responda á este pueblo?
What Does 1 Kings 12:4 Mean?
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