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 E disse-lhes: Como aconselhais vós que respondamos a este povo, que me falou, dizendo: Diminui algo do jugo que teu pai pôs sobre nós?
10 Então os rapazes que se haviam criado com ele lhe responderam, dizendo: Assim falarás a este povo que te disse estas palavras: Teu pai agravou nosso jugo; mas tu diminui-nos algo: assim lhes falarás: O menor dedo dos meus é mais espesso que os lombos de meu pai.
11 Agora, pois, meu pai vos impôs carga de pesado jugo, mas eu acrescentarei a vosso jugo; meu pai vos feriu com açoites, mas eu vos ferirei com escorpiões.
12 E ao terceiro dia veio Jeroboão com todo o povo a Roboão; segundo o rei o havia mandado, dizendo: Voltai a mim ao terceiro dia.
13 E o rei respondeu ao povo duramente, deixado o conselho dos anciãos que eles lhe haviam dado;
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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