2 Chronicles 10:4

New International Reader's Version

“Your father put a heavy load on our shoulders. But now make our hard work easier. Make the heavy load on us lighter. Then we’ll serve you.”

Cross References

1 Kings 12:4

“Your father put a heavy load on our shoulders. But now make our hard work easier. Make the heavy load on us lighter. Then we’ll serve you.”

1 Kings 4:20

There were many people in Judah and Israel. In fact, they were as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. They ate, drank and were happy.

1 Kings 4:25

While Solomon was king, Judah and Israel lived in safety. They were secure from Dan all the way to Beersheba. Everyone had their own vine and their own fig tree.

1 Kings 5:13

King Solomon forced men from all over Israel to work hard for him. There were 30,000 of them.

1 Kings 5:15

Solomon had 70,000 people who carried things. He had 80,000 who cut stones in the hills.

1 Kings 9:22

But Solomon didn’t force any of the Israelites to work as his slaves. Instead, some were his fighting men. Others were his government officials, his officers and his captains. Others were commanders of his chariots and chariot drivers.

2 Chronicles 10:3

So the people sent for Jeroboam. He and all the people went to Rehoboam. They said to him,

2 Chronicles 10:5

Rehoboam answered, “Come back to me in three days.” So the people went away.

Exodus 2:23

After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The people of Israel groaned because they were slaves. They also cried out to God. Their cry for help went up to him.

Isaiah 47:6

I was angry with my people. I treated them as if they did not belong to me. I handed them over to you. And you did not show them any pity. You even placed heavy loads on their old people.

Matthew 23:4

They tie up heavy loads that are hard to carry. Then they put them on other people’s shoulders. But they themselves aren’t willing to lift a finger to move them.

1 John 5:3

In fact, here is what it means to love God. We love him by obeying his commands. And his commands are not hard to obey.