2 Chronicles 10:4 (KJV)

Thou and Ye

thy, thou, thee one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

The ten tribes revolt from RehoboamModerate counsels are wisest and best. Gentleness will do what violence will not do. Most people like to be accosted mildly. Good words cost only a little...

Thompson Chains

Oppression (2)See the chain from Exodus 1:14 · 8 links

Cross References

Exodus 1:13–14 And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour: …
Exodus 2:23 And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.
1 Samuel 8:11–18 And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots. …
1 Kings 4:20 Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.
1 Kings 4:25 And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
1 Kings 5:15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;
1 Kings 9:22 But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen: but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen.
1 Kings 12:4 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.
Isaiah 47:6 I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.
Matthew 11:29–30 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. …
Matthew 23:4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

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Topics

Candidate Refuses to make promises
Israel, prophecies concerning Other circumstances of his reign
Petition Rehoboam
Rebellion Revolt of the ten tribes
Rehoboam Refuses to reform abuses
Rulers Rehoboam, making the yoke heavy
Solomon Oppressions of

Kings of Israel & Judah

RehoboamKing of Judah · 975–958 BC

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible975–958 BC · Rehoboam reigns in Judah

Hebrew and Strong’s

Thy father אָבִיךָ ʾābîkā אָב Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
made our yoke אֶת ʾet Object marker עֻלֵּנוּ ʿullēnû עֹל Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: first person common plural
grievous הִקְשָׁה hiqšâ קָשָׁה Verb · hiphil perfect, third person masculine singular
now therefore ease וְעַתָּה wĕʿattâ Adverb · with and הָקֵל hāqēl קָלַל Verb · hiphil imperative, second person masculine singular
thou somewhat the grievous הַקָּשָׁה haqqāšâ קָשֶׁה Adjective · feminine singular · with the
servitude מֵעֲבֹדַת mēʿăbōdat עֲבֹדָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with preposition
of thy father אָבִיךָ ʾābîkā אָב Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
and his heavy הַכָּבֵד hakkābēd כָּבֵד Adjective · masculine singular · with the
yoke וּמֵעֻלּוֹ ûmēʿullô עֹל Noun · masculine singular construct · with and, preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
that he put אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative נָתַן nātan נָתַן Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
upon us, and we will serve עָלֵינוּ ʿālênû Preposition · with suffix: first person common plural וְנַעַבְדֶךָּ wĕnaʿabdekkā עָבַד Verb · qal imperfect, first person common plural · with and, suffix: second person masculine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0