1 Kings 12:4 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769Thy 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. See the chapterMore versionsAmplified Bible - Classic EditionYour 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. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)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. See the chapterCommon English Bible“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.” See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version"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." See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 versionThy 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. See the chapter |