Verse 14
2 Chronicles 10:14
Darby Translation
14
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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵ/הֶ֗ם כַּ/עֲצַ֤ת הַ/יְלָדִים֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר אַכְבִּיד֙ אֶֽת עֻלְּ/כֶ֔ם וַ/אֲנִ֖י אֹסִ֣יף עָלָ֑י/ו אָבִ֗/י יִסַּ֤ר אֶתְ/כֶם֙ בַּ/שּׁוֹטִ֔ים וַ/אֲנִ֖י בָּ/עֲקְרַבִּֽים
English Translation
And he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, "You shall make your yoke heavier, and I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions."
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Chapter 10 Context
1
And Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.
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And it came to pass when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard it (now he was in Egypt, whither he had fle...
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And they sent and called him; and Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam saying,
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Thy father made our yoke grievous; and now lighten the grievous servitude of thy father, and his hea...
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And he said to them, Come again to me after three days. And the people departed.
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6
And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet l...
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And they spoke to him saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words...
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But he forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him, and consulted with the young men,...
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9
And he said to them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken t...
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And the young men that had grown up with him spoke to him saying, Thus shalt thou say to the people...
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and whereas my father laid a heavy yoke upon you, *I* will add to your yoke: my father chastised you...
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12
And Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed saying, Co...
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13
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the advice of the old men,
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14
and spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy,...
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So the king hearkened not to the people; for it was brought about by God (Elohim), that Jehovah migh...
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And all Israel saw that the king hearkened not to them; and the people answered the king saying, Wha...
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But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
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18
And king Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the levy; but the children of Israel stoned him with st...
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19
And Israel rebelled against the house of David, unto this day.
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