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

12Then Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day as the king had directed, saying, “Return to me on the third day.” 13The king answered the people harshly, for he forsook the advice of the elders which they had given him, 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 disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.” 15So the king did not listen to the people; for it was a turn of events from the Lord, that He might establish His word, which the Lord spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. 16When all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, “What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse; To your tents, O Israel! Now look after your own house, David!” So Israel departed 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

• and he spokeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• to them according to the adviceעֵצָה‛êtsâh · counselH6098
• of the youngיֶ֫לֶדyeled · youthH3206
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• My fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• madeכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: heavyH3513
• your yokeעֹל‛ôl ‛ôl · yokeH5923
• heavyכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: heavyH3513
• but I will addיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
• disciplinedיָסַרyâsar · to disciplineH3256
• you with whipsשׁוֹטshôţ · whipH7752
• you with scorpionsעַקְרָב‛aqrâb · scorpionH6137

Cross-references for 1 Kings 12:14

• 2 Chronicles 22:4He did evil in the sight of the Lord like the house of Ahab, for they were his counselors after the death of his father, to his destruction.
• Esther 1:16In the presence of the king and the princes, Memucan said, “Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king but also all the princes and all the peoples who are in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus.
• Esther 2:2Then the king’s attendants, who served him, said, “Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king.
• Proverbs 12:5The thoughts of the righteous are just, But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
• Isaiah 19:11The princes of Zoan are mere fools; The advice of Pharaoh’s wisest advisers has become stupid. How can you men say to Pharaoh, “I am a son of the wise, a son of ancient kings”?
• Daniel 6:7All the commissioners of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the high officials and the governors have consulted together that the king should establish a statute and enforce an injunction that anyone who makes a petition to any god or man besides you, O king, for thirty days, shall be cast into the lions’ den.
• 1 Kings 12:10The young men who grew up with him spoke to him, saying, “Thus you shall say to this people who spoke to you, saying, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, now you make it lighter for us!’ But you shall speak to them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s loins!
• Proverbs 13:10Through insolence comes nothing but strife, But wisdom is with those who receive counsel.
• Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before stumbling.
• Proverbs 17:14The beginning of strife is like letting out water, So abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.
• Ecclesiastes 7:8The end of a matter is better than its beginning; Patience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit.
• James 3:14But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against the truth.
• James 4:1What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you? Is not the source your pleasures that wage war in your members?

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
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• 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