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My father scourged you with whips; I will scourge you with scorpions.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/10.htm">New Living Translation</a> and followed the counsel of his younger advisers. He told the people, “My father laid heavy burdens on you, but I’m going to make them even heavier! My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions!” <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/10.htm">English Standard Version</a> King Rehoboam spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.” <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> and spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.” <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/10.htm">King James Bible</a> And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. <a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/10.htm">New King James Version</a> and he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scourges!” <a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> He spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.” <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> He spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, &#8220My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.” <a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> and he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.” <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> He spoke to them in accordance with the advice of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.” <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> and spoke to them according to the young men’s advice, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it; my father disciplined you with whips, but I, with barbed whips.” <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> and spoke to them according to the young men&#8217s advice, saying, &#8220My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it; my father disciplined you with whips, but I, with barbed whips.&#8221 <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> and spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. <a href="/cev/2_chronicles/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and told them exactly what his own advisors had suggested. He said: "My father made you work hard, but I'll make you work even harder. He punished you with whips, but I'll use whips with pieces of sharp metal!" <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> and spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He spoke to them as the young men advised. He said, "If my father made your burden heavy, I will add to it. If my father punished you with whips, I will use scorpions." <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> as the younger men had advised. He said, "My father placed heavy burdens on you; I will make them even heavier. He beat you with whips; I'll flog you with bullwhips!" <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> Instead, Rehoboam spoke to them along the lines of what the younger men suggested. He told them "My father burdened you heavily, but I will add to that burden. If my father disciplined you with whips, I will, too—with scorpions!" <a href="/msb/2_chronicles/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> and spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, ?Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.? <a href="/net/2_chronicles/10.htm">NET Bible</a> and followed the advice of the younger ones. He said, "My father imposed heavy demands on you; I will make them even heavier. My father punished you with ordinary whips; I will punish you with whips that really sting your flesh." <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, "My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions." <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. <a href="/web/2_chronicles/10.htm">World English Bible</a> and spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and speaks to them according to the counsel of the boys, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, and I add to it; my father disciplined you with whips, and I—with scorpions.” <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and speaketh unto them according to the counsel of the lads, saying, 'My father made your yoke heavy, and I -- I add unto it; my father chastised you with whips, and I -- with scorpions.' <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will speak to them according to the counsel of the children, saying, My father made heavy your yoke, and I will add upon it: my father corrected you with whips, and I with scorpions.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he spoke according to the advice of the young men : My father laid upon you a heavy yoke, which I will make heavier: my father beat you with scourges, but I will beat you with scorpions. <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he spoke according to the will of the youths: “My father imposed a heavy yoke upon you, which I will make heavier. My father cut you with whips; truly, I will beat you with scorpions.” <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/10.htm">New American Bible</a> He spoke to them as the young men had advised: “My father laid a heavy yoke on you; I will make it heavier. My father beat you with whips; I will use scorpions.” <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> he spoke to them in accordance with the advice of the young men, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. <a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he spoke with them according to the words of the boys and said to them: “My father increased your oppression and I am adding to your oppression. My father chastised you with whips and I am chastising you with scourges!”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> and spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying: '[My father] made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.' <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> and spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/10-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=2488" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/10.htm">Rebellion Against Rehoboam</a> …13And the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders 14<a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: way·ḏab·bêr (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">and spoke</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. ">to them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3206.htm" title="3206: hay·lā·ḏîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Child, son, boy, youth. From yalad; something born, i.e. A lad or offspring.">as the young men</a> <a href="/hebrew/6098.htm" title="6098: ka·‘ă·ṣaṯ (Prep-k:: N-fsc) -- Counsel, advice. From ya'ats; advice; by implication, plan; also prudence.">had advised,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">saying,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5923.htm" title="5923: ‘ul·lə·ḵem (N-msc:: 2mp) -- A yoke. Or mowl; from alal; a yoke, literally or figuratively.">“Whereas my father made your yoke</a> <a href="/hebrew/3513.htm" title="3513: ’aḵ·bîḏ (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- Or kabed; a primitive root; to be heavy, i.e. In a bad sense or in a good sense (in the same two senses).">heavy,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: wa·’ă·nî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/3254.htm" title="3254: ’ō·sîp̄ (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To add. A primitive root; to add or augment.">will add</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to your yoke.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">Whereas my father</a> <a href="/hebrew/3256.htm" title="3256: yis·sar (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To discipline, chasten, admonish. A primitive root; to chastise, literally or figuratively; hence, to instruct.">scourged</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7752.htm" title="7752: baš·šō·w·ṭîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- A scourge, whip. From shuwt; a lash.">with whips,</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: wa·’ă·nî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I will scourge you</a> <a href="/hebrew/6137.htm" title="6137: bā·‘ăq·rab·bîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Scorpion. Of uncertain derivation; a scorpion; figuratively, a scourge or knotted whip.">with scorpions.”</a> 15So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from God, in order that the LORD might fulfill the word that He had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_kings/12-14.htm">1 Kings 12:14</a> and spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.” <a href="/1_kings/12-10.htm">1 Kings 12:10-11</a> The young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you must make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist! / Whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.’” <a href="/1_kings/12-16.htm">1 Kings 12:16</a> When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So the Israelites went home, <a href="/1_kings/12-19.htm">1 Kings 12:19</a> So to this day Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David. <a href="/1_kings/12-24.htm">1 Kings 12:24</a> that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you must return home, for this is My doing.’” So they listened to the word of the LORD and turned back according to the word of the LORD. <a href="/1_samuel/8-11.htm">1 Samuel 8:11-18</a> He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to serve his own chariots and horses, and to run in front of his chariots. / He will appoint some for himself as commanders of thousands and of fifties, and others to plow his ground, to reap his harvest, and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. / And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers. ... <a href="/1_kings/11-11.htm">1 Kings 11:11-13</a> Then the LORD said to Solomon, “Because you have done this and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant. / Nevertheless, for the sake of your father David, I will not do it during your lifetime; I will tear it out of the hand of your son. / Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.” <a href="/1_kings/11-31.htm">1 Kings 11:31-35</a> and said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and I will give you ten tribes. / But one tribe will remain for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel. / For they have forsaken Me to worship Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the Ammonites. They have not walked in My ways, nor done what is right in My eyes, nor kept My statutes and judgments, as Solomon’s father David did. ... <a href="/1_kings/14-25.htm">1 Kings 14:25-28</a> In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem. / He seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields that Solomon had made. / Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them to the care of the captains of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace. ... <a href="/proverbs/15-1.htm">Proverbs 15:1</a> A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. <a href="/proverbs/29-12.htm">Proverbs 29:12</a> If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked. <a href="/matthew/20-25.htm">Matthew 20:25-28</a> But Jesus called them aside and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them. / It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, / and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave— ... <a href="/matthew/23-4.htm">Matthew 23:4</a> They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. <a href="/mark/10-42.htm">Mark 10:42-45</a> So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them. / But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, / and whoever wants to be first must be the slave of all. ... <a href="/luke/22-25.htm">Luke 22:25-27</a> So Jesus declared, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them call themselves benefactors. / But you shall not be like them. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves. / For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.the advice<a href="/2_chronicles/22-4.htm">2 Chronicles 22:4,5</a> Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellers after the death of his father to his destruction… <a href="/proverbs/12-5.htm">Proverbs 12:5</a> The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.<a href="/daniel/6-7.htm">Daniel 6:7</a> All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellers, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.My father<a href="/2_kings/10-10.htm">2 Kings 10:10,11</a> Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spake concerning the house of Ahab: for the LORD hath done that which he spake by his servant Elijah… <a href="/proverbs/17-14.htm">Proverbs 17:14</a> The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.<a href="/ecclesiastes/2-19.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:19</a> And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/10-11.htm">Add</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-13.htm">Advice</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-11.htm">Chastise</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-11.htm">Chastised</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-13.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-11.htm">Discipline</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-11.htm">Disciplined</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-2.htm">Followed</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-5.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-11.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-11.htm">Harder</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-11.htm">Heavier</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-11.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-11.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-12.htm">Rehobo'am</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-11.htm">Scorpions</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-14.htm">Scourge</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-11.htm">Scourged</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-11.htm">Snakes</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-9.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-14.htm">Thereto</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-11.htm">Whips</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-11.htm">Yoke</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-10.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/28-13.htm">Add</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-17.htm">Advice</a> <a href="/psalms/6-1.htm">Chastise</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-18.htm">Chastised</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-4.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/job/5-17.htm">Discipline</a> <a href="/psalms/118-18.htm">Disciplined</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-16.htm">Followed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-20.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-20.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-19.htm">Harder</a> <a href="/job/6-3.htm">Heavier</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-17.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-8.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-17.htm">Rehobo'am</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-6.htm">Scorpions</a> <a href="/job/5-21.htm">Scourge</a> <a href="/job/30-8.htm">Scourged</a> <a href="/job/20-14.htm">Snakes</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-8.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-11.htm">Thereto</a> <a href="/nahum/3-2.htm">Whips</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-8.htm">Yoke</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-7.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 10</div>1. <a href="/2_chronicles/10-1.htm">The Israelites, assembled at Shechem to crown Rehoboam, </a> 3. <a href="/2_chronicles/10-3.htm">by Jeroboam make a suit of relaxation unto him,</a> 6. <a href="/2_chronicles/10-6.htm">Rehoboam, refusing the old mens' counsel, answers them roughly,</a> 16. <a href="/2_chronicles/10-16.htm">Ten tribes revolting, kill Hadoram, and make Rehoboam flee</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>and spoke to them as the young men had advised Rehoboam, Solomon's son, chose to follow the counsel of his peers rather than the elders who had served his father. This decision reflects a lack of wisdom and discernment, contrasting with Solomon's earlier request for wisdom from God (<a href="/1_kings/3-9.htm">1 Kings 3:9</a>). The young men's advice was harsh and demonstrated a misunderstanding of leadership, which should be characterized by service and humility (<a href="/mark/10-42.htm">Mark 10:42-45</a>). This moment marks a pivotal point in Israel's history, leading to the division of the kingdom.saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, Solomon's reign, while prosperous, involved heavy taxation and forced labor to support his extensive building projects, including the temple and his palace (<a href="/1_kings/5-13.htm">1 Kings 5:13-18</a>). The "yoke" symbolizes the burdens placed on the people, which were significant enough to cause discontent. This phrase highlights the people's grievances and sets the stage for their request for relief.I will add to your yoke. Rehoboam's response indicates an intention to increase the burdens rather than alleviate them. This decision reflects a failure to understand the needs and desires of the people, leading to further alienation. It contrasts with the biblical principle of leaders serving their people, as seen in Jesus' example of washing the disciples' feet (<a href="/john/13-14.htm">John 13:14-15</a>).Whereas my father scourged you with whips, The use of "whips" metaphorically describes the harsh treatment and labor demands under Solomon's rule. This imagery evokes the memory of Israel's slavery in Egypt, where they were also subjected to harsh treatment (<a href="/exodus/1-11.htm">Exodus 1:11-14</a>). The reference to whips underscores the severity of the people's oppression and their desire for a more compassionate ruler.I will scourge you with scorpions.” The term "scorpions" suggests an even more severe form of punishment than whips, indicating a harsh and oppressive rule. Scorpions, known for their painful sting, symbolize increased suffering and cruelty. This statement foreshadows the division of the kingdom, as the northern tribes reject Rehoboam's leadership, leading to the establishment of the separate kingdom of Israel under Jeroboam (<a href="/1_kings/12-16.htm">1 Kings 12:16-20</a>). The harshness of Rehoboam's proposed rule contrasts with the gentle and humble leadership exemplified by Christ (<a href="/matthew/11-29.htm">Matthew 11:29-30</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/r/rehoboam.htm">Rehoboam</a> The son of Solomon and the king of Judah, whose decision to follow the harsh counsel of the young men led to the division of the kingdom. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The people of Israel who approached Rehoboam seeking relief from the heavy burdens imposed by Solomon. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_young_men.htm">The Young Men</a> Rehoboam's peers who advised him to increase the burdens on the Israelites, contrasting with the elders' advice for leniency. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_elders.htm">The Elders</a> The older advisors who counseled Rehoboam to lighten the people's load to win their loyalty. 5. <a href="/topical/s/shechem.htm">Shechem</a> The place where Rehoboam went to be made king and where the people of Israel gathered to make their request.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride_and_arrogance.htm">The Consequences of Pride and Arrogance</a> Rehoboam's decision was rooted in pride and a desire to assert his authority, leading to disastrous consequences. We must be wary of pride in our leadership and decision-making. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_wise_counsel.htm">The Importance of Wise Counsel</a> Rehoboam ignored the wise counsel of the elders. As believers, we should seek and heed godly advice, especially when making significant decisions. <a href="/topical/s/servant_leadership.htm">Servant Leadership</a> Rehoboam's harshness contrasts with the biblical model of servant leadership. Leaders are called to serve and uplift those they lead, not to oppress them. <a href="/topical/t/the_impact_of_our_words.htm">The Impact of Our Words</a> Rehoboam's words had a profound impact, leading to division. We must be mindful of our words and their potential to build up or tear down. <a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_wisdom.htm">Seeking God's Wisdom</a> Rehoboam did not seek God's guidance. In all our decisions, we should prioritize seeking wisdom from God through prayer and Scripture.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 10</a> <a href="/q/is_666_talents_year_for_solomon_plausible.htm">In 1 Kings 10:14, how plausible is Solomon receiving 666 talents of gold in one year, and does any archeological data support such immense wealth?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_rehoboam's_reply_only_harsh.htm">Why does 1 Kings 12:14 present Rehoboam's answer as solely harsh, despite other biblical accounts that sometimes provide a balancing perspective?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_asa's_peace_fit_regional_wars.htm">How does the peaceful ten years of Asa's reign (2 Chronicles 14:1) align with other accounts of constant warfare in the region?</a> <a href="/q/ark_to_jerusalem__before_or_after_philistines.htm">When did David bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem? Before defeating the Philistines or after? After (2 Samuel 5 and 6) Before (I Chronicles 13 and 14)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) And answered them.--And spake unto them.Advice.--Counsel.My father made your yoke heavy.--The Targum and a large number of Hebrew MSS. read, "I will make heavy." This appears to be an error arising out of a fusion of the two words 'abi hikhbid into 'ahhbid. All the versions have the reading of the text.Thereto.--"To your yoke" (Kings). <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/10-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>and spoke וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (way·ḏab·bêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue to them אֲלֵהֶ֗ם (’ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to as the young men הַיְלָדִים֙ (hay·lā·ḏîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3206.htm">Strong's 3206: </a> Something born, a lad, offspring had advised, כַּעֲצַ֤ת (ka·‘ă·ṣaṯ) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6098.htm">Strong's 6098: </a> Advice, plan, prudence saying, לֵאמֹ֔ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Although my father made your yoke עֻלְּכֶ֔ם (‘ul·lə·ḵem) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5923.htm">Strong's 5923: </a> A yoke heavy, אַכְבִּיד֙ (’aḵ·bîḏ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3513.htm">Strong's 3513: </a> To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome I וַאֲנִ֖י (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I will add אֹסִ֣יף (’ō·sîp̄) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3254.htm">Strong's 3254: </a> To add, augment to it. עָלָ֑יו (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against Although my father אָבִ֗י (’ā·ḇî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father scourged יִסַּ֤ר (yis·sar) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3256.htm">Strong's 3256: </a> To discipline, chasten, admonish you אֶתְכֶם֙ (’eṯ·ḵem) Direct object marker | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case with whips, בַּשּׁוֹטִ֔ים (baš·šō·w·ṭîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7752.htm">Strong's 7752: </a> A scourge, whip I [will scourge you] וַאֲנִ֖י (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I with scorpions!” בָּעֲקְרַבִּֽים׃ (bā·‘ăq·rab·bîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6137.htm">Strong's 6137: </a> A scorpion, a scourge, knotted whip <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/10-14.htm">2 Chronicles 10:14 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/10-14.htm">2 Chronicles 10:14 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/10-14.htm">2 Chronicles 10:14 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/10-14.htm">2 Chronicles 10:14 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/10-14.htm">2 Chronicles 10:14 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/10-14.htm">2 Chronicles 10:14 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/10-14.htm">2 Chronicles 10:14 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/10-14.htm">2 Chronicles 10:14 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/10-14.htm">2 Chronicles 10:14 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/10-14.htm">2 Chronicles 10:14 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-14.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 10:14 And spoke to them after the counsel (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/10-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 10:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 10:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/10-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 10:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 10:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>