2 Chronicles 10:4
"Thy father made us a grievous yoke: but remit thou somewhat of the grievous service of thy father and of his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee."
Exodus 1:13-14
And the Egyptians held the children of Israel in bondage without mercy,
Exodus 2:23
And it chanced, in process of time, that the king of Egypt died; and the children of Israel sighed by the reason of labour, and cried.
1 Samuel 8:11-18
and he said, "This shall be the duty of the king that shall reign over you: he will take your sons and put them to his chariots and make his horsemen of them and they must run before his chariot,
1 Kings 4:20
And Judah and Israel were many, even as the sand of the sea in number, eating, drinking, and making merry.
1 Kings 4:25
And Judah and Israel dwelt without fear, every man under his vine and under his fig tree from Dan to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
1 Kings 5:15
And Solomon had three score and ten thousand that bare burdens, and three score and ten thousand that hewed in the mountains
1 Kings 9:22
And of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen. But they were men of war and his servants and his lords and Captains and rulers of his chariots and of his Horsemen.
1 Kings 12:4
"Thy father made our yoke grievous, but now make thou the grievous service of thy father and his sore yoke which he put upon us, lighter; and so we will serve thee."
Isaiah 47:6
I was so wroth with my people, that I punished mine inheritance, and gave them into thy power. Nevertheless, thou showedest them no mercy, but even the very aged men of them, didst thou oppress right sore with thy yoke.
Matthew 11:29-30
Take my yoke on you, and learn of me; for I am meek, and lowly of heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Matthew 23:4
Yea, and they bind heavy burdens, and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders: but they themselves will not heave at them with one of their fingers.
1 John 5:3
This is the love of God, that we keep his commandments, and his commandments are not grievous.