1 Kings 12:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.”
1 Kings 12:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 12:11 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 12:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, but I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.’””
1 Kings 12:11 — World English Bible
1 Kings 12:11 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.”
1 Kings 12:11 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 12:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and now, my father laid on you a heavy yoke, and I add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, and I--I chastise you with scorpions.'”
1 Kings 12:11 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 12:11 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.”
1 Kings 12:11 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 12:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Now where as my father did burden you with a grieuous yoke, I will yet make your yoke heauier: my father hath chastised you with rods, but I will correct you with scourges.”
1 Kings 12:11 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 12:11 in Context — 1 Kings 12
9 Il leur dit: Que conseillez-vous de répondre à ce peuple qui me tient ce langage: Allège le joug que nous a imposé ton père?
10 Et voici ce que lui dirent les jeunes gens qui avaient grandi avec lui: Tu parleras ainsi à ce peuple qui t’a tenu ce langage: Ton père a rendu notre joug pesant, et toi, allège-le-nous! Tu leur parleras ainsi: Mon petit doigt est plus gros que les reins de mon père.
11 Maintenant, mon père vous a chargés d’un joug pesant, et moi je vous le rendrai plus pesant; mon père vous a châtiés avec des fouets, et moi je vous châtierai avec des scorpions.
12 Jéroboam et tout le peuple vinrent à Roboam le troisième jour, suivant ce qu’avait dit le roi: Revenez vers moi dans trois jours.
13 Le roi répondit durement au peuple. Il laissa le conseil que lui avaient donné les vieillards,
What Does 1 Kings 12:11 Mean?
1 Kings 12:11 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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