Chronicles II 10:4

4 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now then abate of thy father's grievous rule, and of his heavy yoke which he put upon us, and we will serve thee.

Chronicles II 10:4 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 12:4

(See Gill on 1 Kings 12:4).

Chronicles II 10:4 In-Context

2 And it came to pass when Jeroboam the son of Nabat heard , (now he was in Egypt, forasmuch as he had fled thither from the face of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt,) that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.

3 And they sent and called him: and Jeroboam and all the congregation came to Roboam, saying,

4 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now then abate of thy father's grievous rule, and of his heavy yoke which he put upon us, and we will serve thee.

5 And he said to them, Go away for three days, and come to me. So the people departed.

6 And king Roboam assembled the elders that stood before his father Solomon in his life-time, saying, How do ye counsel to return an answer to this people?