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 And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?
10 And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s loins.
11 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.
12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day.
13 And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him;
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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