2 Chronicles 10:11

2 Chronicles 10:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
• New International Version (NIV)My father laid on you a heavy yoke; I will make it even heavier. My father scourged you with whips; I will scourge you with scorpions.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And now, whereas my father laid on you a heavy yoke, 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 now, whereas my father put a heavy yoke on you, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scourges!’ ”

Context of 2 Chronicles 10:11

9He asked them, ‘What do you think that I should say to these people? They want me to make their work easier.’ 10Rehoboam's young advisors said, ‘The people said to you, “Your father made us work too hard. Please make our work easier.” You should tell them, “Even my little finger is thicker than my father's whole body! My father made you work hard. I will make you work even harder! My father punished you with little whips. I will punish you with whips that bite your skin!” ’ 12Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam after three days. That was because the king had said, ‘Return to me in three days.’ 13King Rehoboam spoke cruel words to the people. He did not agree to say what the older men had told him to say.

2 Chronicles 10:11 word by word

וְעַתָּ֗ה אָבִי֙ הֶעְמִ֤יס עֲלֵיכֶם֙ עֹ֣ל כָּבֵ֔ד וַאֲנִ֖י אֹסִ֣יף עַֽל־עֻלְּכֶ֑ם אָבִ֗י יִסַּ֤ר אֶתְכֶם֙ בַּשּׁוֹטִ֔ים וַאֲנִ֖י בָּֽעֲקְרַבִּֽים׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For whereasעַתָּ֫ה‛attâh · nowH6258
• my fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• putעָמַס‛âmas ‛âmaώ · loadH6006
• a heavyכָּבֵדkâbêd · heavyH3515
• yokeעֹל‛ôl ‛ôl · yokeH5923
• upon you, I will put moreיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
• chastisedיָסַרyâsar · to disciplineH3256
• you with whipsשׁוֹטshôţ · whipH7752
• with scorpionsעַקְרָב‛aqrâb · scorpionH6137

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 10:11

• 2 Chronicles 10:4‘Your father caused us to work too hard. Please make the work easier for us. If you do that, we will serve you as our king.’
• Exodus 1:13So the Egyptians made the Israelites work without any rest.
• Exodus 5:5Pharaoh said, ‘Look, there are now many of your people who live in my country. But you are taking them away from their work.’
• 1 Samuel 8:18Then you will complain loudly to the Lord about your king that you have chosen to lead you. But the Lord will not answer you when you do that.’
• Isaiah 47:6I was angry with my own people. They belonged to me as my special people, but I punished them like ordinary people. I gave you the power to hurt them, and you were not kind to them. You were very cruel to old people.
• Isaiah 58:6This is the way that I want you to fast: You must remove the chains from prisoners who should not be in prison. You must stop being cruel to the people who work for you. You must let people who are in pain go free. You must break the yoke of work that is too hard for weak people.
• Jeremiah 28:13He said, ‘Go to Hananiah and tell him that the Lord says, “It is true that you have broken a wooden yoke. But instead of that you will get a yoke that is made from iron!
• Matthew 11:29Do what I teach you to do. Listen to my message and learn from me what is true. I am very kind and I do not make myself important. I will help you. Then you will have peace in your mind.
• Luke 10:19Listen! I have given power to you. You will even stand on dangerous snakes and insects and you will have authority over all the power of the Devil. Nothing will hurt you.
• Revelation 9:3Then locusts came out of the smoke and they came down on the earth. They received power to cause great pain, like the power of scorpions.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 10:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-11Verses 1-11 The narrative of Kings (marginal reference) is repeated with only slight verbal differences.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11The younger counselors' words matched Rehoboam's attitude. They lacked the elders' experience but shared Rehoboam's preferences. They used metaphors and rhetoric suited for a royal court.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-152Ch 10:1-15. Rehoboam Refusing the Old Men's Good Counsel. 1. Rehoboam went to Shechem--(See on 1Ki 12:1). This chapter is, with a few verbal alterations, the same as in 1Ki 12:1-19.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 10:11

• Candidate
• Rehoboam
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Advice
• Ease
• Israel, Kingdom of
• Adoniram
• Jeroboam
• Rehoboam
• Scorpion

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 10

• 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
• John Wesley’s Notes
• 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