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 said to them, “What advice do you give, so that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke which your father put on us’?” 10The young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, “This is what you should say to the people who spoke to you, saying: ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you make it lighter for us!’ You should speak this way to them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist! Now then, my father loaded you with a heavy yoke; yet I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions!’” 12So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had directed, saying, “Return to me on the third day.” 13The king answered them harshly, and King Rehoboam ignored the advice of the elders.

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

• Nowעַתָּ֫ה‛attâh · nowH6258
• then, my fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• loadedעָמַס‛âmas ‛âmaώ · loadH6006
• you with a heavyכָּבֵדkâbêd · heavyH3515
• yokeעֹל‛ôl ‛ôl · yokeH5923
• yet I will addיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
• disciplinedיָסַרyâsar · to disciplineH3256
• you with whipsשׁוֹטshôţ · whipH7752
• scorpionsעַקְרָב‛aqrâb · scorpionH6137

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 10:11

• 2 Chronicles 10:4“Your father made our yoke hard; but now, lighten the hard labor imposed by your father and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you.”
• Exodus 1:13The Egyptians used violence to compel the sons of Israel to labor;
• Exodus 5:5Again Pharaoh said, “Look, the people of the land are now many, and you would have them cease from their labors!”
• 1 Samuel 8:18Then you will cry out on that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the Lord will not answer you on that day.”
• Isaiah 47:6I was angry with My people, I profaned My heritage And handed them over to you. You did not show mercy to them, On the aged you made your yoke very heavy.
• Isaiah 58:6Is this not the fast that I choose: To release the bonds of wickedness, To undo the ropes of the yoke, And to let the oppressed go free, And break every yoke?
• Jeremiah 28:13“Go and speak to Hananiah, saying, ‘This is what the Lord says: “You have broken the yokes of wood, but in their place you have made yokes of iron.”
• Matthew 11:29Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
• Luke 10:19Behold, I have given you authority to walk on snakes and scorpions, and authority over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you.
• Revelation 9:3Then out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth, and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

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