1 Kings 12:14

1 Kings 12:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
• New International Version (NIV)he followed the advice of the young men and said, “My father made your yoke heavy; I will make it even heavier. My father scourged you with whips; I will scourge you with scorpions.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, "My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions."
• New King James Version (NKJV)and he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scourges!”

Context of 1 Kings 12:14

12So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had ordered: “Return to me on the third day.” 13Then the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice the elders had given him and spoke to them according to the young men’s advice: “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with barbed whips.” 15The king did not listen to the people, because this turn of events came from the Lord to carry out his word, which the Lord had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat. 16When all Israel saw that the king had not listened to them, the people answered him: What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Israel, return to your tents; David, now look after your own house! So Israel went to their tents,

1 Kings 12:14 word by word

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם כַּעֲצַ֤ת הַיְלָדִים֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אָבִי֙ הִכְבִּ֣יד אֶֽת־עֻלְּכֶ֔ם וַאֲנִ֖י אֹסִ֣יף עַֽל־עֻלְּכֶ֑ם אָבִ֗י יִסַּ֤ר אֶתְכֶם֙ בַּשּׁוֹטִ֔ים וַאֲנִ֕י אֲיַסֵּ֥ר אֶתְכֶ֖ם בָּעַקְרַבִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And spakeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• to them after the counselעֵצָה‛êtsâh · counselH6098
• of the young menיֶ֫לֶדyeled · youthH3206
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• My fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• madeכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: heavyH3513
• your yokeעֹל‛ôl ‛ôl · yokeH5923
• heavyכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: heavyH3513
• and I will addיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
• chastisedיָסַרyâsar · to disciplineH3256
• you with whipsשׁוֹטshôţ · whipH7752
• you with scorpionsעַקְרָב‛aqrâb · scorpionH6137

Cross-references for 1 Kings 12:14

• 2 Chronicles 22:4So he did what was evil in the Lord’s sight like the house of Ahab, for they were his advisers after the death of his father, to his destruction.
• Esther 1:16Memucan said in the presence of the king and his officials, “Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king, but all the officials and the peoples who are in every one of King Ahasuerus’s provinces.
• Esther 2:2The king’s personal attendants suggested, “Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king.
• Proverbs 12:5The thoughts of the righteous are just, but guidance from the wicked is deceitful.
• Isaiah 19:11The princes of Zoan are complete fools; Pharaoh’s wisest advisers give stupid advice! How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a student of eastern kings”?
• Daniel 6:7All the administrators of the kingdom — the prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors — have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce an edict that, for thirty days, anyone who petitions any god or man except you, the king, will be thrown into the lions’ den.
• 1 Kings 12:10The young men who had grown up with him told him, “This is what you should say to this people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you, make it lighter on us! ’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!
• Proverbs 13:10Arrogance leads to nothing but strife, but wisdom is gained by those who take advice.
• Proverbs 16:18Pride comes before destruction, and an arrogant spirit before a fall.
• Proverbs 17:14To start a conflict is to release a flood; stop the dispute before it breaks out.
• Ecclesiastes 7:8The end of a matter is better than its beginning; a patient spirit is better than a proud spirit.
• James 3:14But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and deny the truth.
• James 4:1What is the source of wars and fights among you? Don’t they come from your passions that wage war within you?

Commentaries on 1 Kings 12:14

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-17Rehoboam listened to his younger advisers, which was a terrible choice. It caused the northern tribes to break away, leading to years of on-and-off fighting (1 Kings 14:30; 15:7, 32). from the LORD: God guided these decisions to carry out the predicted judgment against Solomon (1 Kings 11:11–13, 29Ý39).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 12:14

• Counsel
• Government
• Jeroboam
• Oppression
• Petition
• Rashness
• Rehoboam
• Revolt
• Scorpion
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Add
• Consult
• Ephraim, The tribe of
• Heavy
• Israel, Kingdom of
• Jeroboam
• Ordain
• Scorpion
• Thick
• Adoniram

Commentaries on 1 Kings 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings