2 Chronicles 10:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.”
2 Chronicles 10:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Chronicles 10:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Chronicles 10:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“and spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.””
2 Chronicles 10:14 — World English Bible
2 Chronicles 10:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.”
2 Chronicles 10:14 — American Standard Version
2 Chronicles 10:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and speaketh unto them according to the counsel of the lads, saying, `My father made your yoke heavy, and I--I add unto it; my father chastised you with whips, and I--with scorpions.'”
2 Chronicles 10:14 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Chronicles 10:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it; my father chastised you with whips, but I [will chastise you] with scorpions.”
2 Chronicles 10:14 — Darby Translation
2 Chronicles 10:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And spake to them after ye counsell of the yong men, saying, My father made your yoke grieuous, but I wil incease it: my father chastised you with rods, but I will correct you with scourges.”
2 Chronicles 10:14 — Geneva Bible
2 Chronicles 10:14 in Context — 2 Chronicles 10
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,
14 And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
15 So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God, that the Lord might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
16 And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? and we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: and now, David, see to thine own house. So all Israel went to their tents.
What Does 2 Chronicles 10:14 Mean?
2 Chronicles 10:14 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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