1 Kings 12:4 - Julia E. Smith Translation 1876

⁴ Thy father made our yoke hard and now do thou lighten from the hard service of thy father, and from the heavy yoke which he gave upon us, and we will serve thee.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ Your father made our yoke heavy; now therefore lighten the hard service and the heavy yoke your father put upon us, and we will serve you.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

⁴ “Your father made our workload very hard for us. If you will lessen the demands your father made of us and lighten the heavy workload he demanded from us, then we will serve you.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ "Your father imposed a very harsh yoke upon us. And so, you should now take away a little from the very harsh rule of your father and from his very grievous yoke, which he imposed upon us, and we will serve you."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ Thy father laid a grievous yoke upon us. Now therefore do thou take off a little of the grievous service of thy father, and of his most heavy yoke, which he put upon us: and we will serve thee.

1 Kings 12:4 Tagairtí Cros

1 Kings 12:3

And they will send and call for him: and Jeroboam and all the convocation of Israel will come and speak to Rehoboam, saying,

1 Kings 4:7

And to Solomon, twelve, set over all Israel, and they furnished the king and his house: a month in the year will be for one to furnish.

1 Kings 9:15

And this the word of tribute which king Solomon brought up to build the house of Jehovah, and his house, and the fortress, and the walls of Jerusalem, and the enclosure, and Megiddo, and Gezer.

Matthew 23:4

For they bind loads heavy and difficult to carry, and put upon men's shoulders; and with their fingers will they not move them.

1 John 5:3

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commands: and his commands are not heavy.