1 Kings 12:4

New American Bible - revised edition

“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. If you now lighten the harsh servitude and the heavy yoke your father imposed on us, we will be your servants.”

Cross References

1 Kings 12:3

and they sent for him. Then Jeroboam and the whole assembly of Israel came and they said to Rehoboam,

1 Kings 4:7

Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel who supplied food for the king and his household, each having to provide for one month in the year.

1 Kings 9:15

This is an account of the conscript labor force King Solomon raised in order to build the house of the Lord, his own house, Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, Gezer

Matthew 23:4

They tie up heavy burdens [hard to carry] and lay them on people’s shoulders, but they will not lift a finger to move them.

1 John 5:3

For the love of God is this, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome,