1 Kings 12:4

“Your father made our yoke hard; now therefore lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you.”

1 Samuel 8:11-18

He said, “This will be the procedure of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and place them for himself in his chariots and among his horsemen and they will run before his chariots.

1 Kings 4:7

Solomon had twelve deputies over all Israel, who provided for the king and his household; each man had to provide for a month in the year.

1 Kings 9:15

Now this is the account of the forced labor which King Solomon levied to build the house of the Lord, his own house, the Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

1 Kings 4:20-25

Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand that is on the seashore in abundance; they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.

1 Kings 9:22-23

But Solomon did not make slaves of the sons of Israel; for they were men of war, his servants, his princes, his captains, his chariot commanders, and his horsemen.

2 Chronicles 10:4-5

“Your father made our yoke hard; now therefore lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you.”

Matthew 11:29-30

Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Matthew 23:4

They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger.

1 John 5:3

For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome.

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Summary

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.

Our yoke

1 John 5:3

Bible References

Our yoke

Solomon had twelve deputies over all Israel, who provided for the king and his household; each man had to provide for a month in the year.

Now this is the account of the forced labor which King Solomon levied to build the house of the Lord, his own house, the

Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

“Your father made our yoke hard; now therefore lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you.”

Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger.

For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome.