II Chronicles 10:14
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Chronicles 10:14 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
und redete zu ihnen nach dem Rate der Jungen und sprach: Mein Vater hat euer Joch schwer gemacht, ich aber will zu demselben hinzutun; mein Vater hat euch mit Geißeln gezüchtigt, ich aber will euch mit Skorpionen züchtigen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y hablóles conforme al consejo de los mancebos, diciendo: Mi padre agravó vuestro yugo, y yo añadiré á vuestro yugo: mi padre os castigó con azotes, y yo con escorpiones.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E falou-lhes conforme ao conselho dos rapazes, dizendo: Meu pai agravou vosso jugo, e eu acrescentarei a vosso jugo: meu pai vos castigou com açoites, e eu com escorpiões.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Ele lhes falou, seguindo o conselho dos jovens: "Meu pai fez pesado o vosso jugo, mas eu irei aumentá-lo. Meu pai vos puniu com açoites, porém eu vos punirei com escorpiões".
📖 II Chronicles 10:14 in Context
12So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come again to me on the third day.
13And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
14And 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.
15So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God, that the Lord might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
16And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? and we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: and now, David, see to thine own house. So all Israel went to their tents.
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