These words, which I am ordering you today, are to be on your heart; and you are to teach them carefully to your children. You are to talk about them when you sit at home, when you are traveling on the road, when you lie down and when you get up. (Deuteronomy 6:6-7)
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King James Version (1769 Pure Cambridge Edition) and JPS Tanakh (1917).
Both texts are in the public domain. Some original names have been restored
2 Chronicles 10
Tanakh 19 verses
- 1 And went to ; for all were come to to make him .
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And it came to pass, when the son of Nebat heard of it—for he was in , whither he had fled from the presence of —that returned out of .
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And they sent and called him; and and all came, and they spoke to , saying:
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- 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 thee.’
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And he said unto them: ‘Come again unto me after three days.’ And the people departed.
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- 6 And took counsel with the old men, that had stood before his father while he yet lived, saying: ‘What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?’
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And they spoke unto him, saying: ‘If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.’
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- 8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men that were grown up with him, that stood before him.
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And he said unto them: ‘What counsel give ye, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying: Make the yoke that thy father did put upon us lighter?’
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- 10 And the young men that were grown up with him spoke unto him, saying: ‘Thus shalt thou say unto the people that spoke unto thee, saying: Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them: My little finger is thicker than my father’s loins.
- 11 And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.’
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So and all the people came to the third day, as the bade, saying: ‘Come to me again the third day.’
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- 13 And the answered them roughly; and forsook the counsel of the old men,
- 14 and spoke 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.’
- 15 So the hearkened not unto the people; for it was brought about of , that might establish His , which He spoke by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to the son of Nebat.
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And when all [saw] that the hearkened not unto them, the people answered the , saying: ‘What portion have we in ? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse; every man to your tents, O ; now see to thine own house, .’ So all departed unto their tents.
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2 Chronicles 10:19 2 Samuel 20:1 1 Kings 11:34-39 John 6:66 Judges 8:35 1 Kings 12:16-17 Revelation 22:16 Psalm 76:10 Amos 9:11 1 Kings 11:13 1 Samuel 20:30-31 Luke 1:32-33 Acts 2:30 2 Samuel 16:11 2 Samuel 15:13 2 Samuel 7:15-16 Isaiah 11:1 1 Samuel 22:13 Jeremiah 33:25-26 1 Samuel 22:9 1 Samuel 22:7 Psalm 2:1-6 Jeremiah 33:20-21 1 Chronicles 17:14 Ezekiel 37:24-25 Psalm 132:17 Luke 19:27 Isaiah 9:6-7 John 7:53 1 Samuel 20:27 1 Corinthians 15:25 Psalm 89:29-37 Luke 19:14 -
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But as for the children of that dwelt in the cities of , reigned over them.
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Then sent Hadoram, who was over the levy; and the children of stoned him with stones, so that he died. And made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to .
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- 19 So rebelled against the house of unto this day.