1Ki 12:4 Cross References

1 Kings 12:4

4: "Your father was a hard master," they said. "Lighten the harsh labor demands and heavy taxes that your father imposed on us. Then we will be your loyal subjects."

1 Samuel 8:11

  1. "This is how a king will treat you," Samuel said. "The king will draft your sons into his army and make them run before his chariots.
  2. Some will be commanders of his troops, while others will be slave laborers. Some will be forced to plow in his fields and harvest his crops, while others will make his weapons and chariot equipment.
  3. The king will take your daughters from you and force them to cook and bake and make perfumes for him.
  4. He will take away the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his own servants.
  5. He will take a tenth of your harvest and distribute it among his officers and attendants.

1 Kings 4:7

  1. Solomon also had twelve district governors who were over all Israel. They were responsible for providing food from the people for the king's household. Each of them arranged provisions for one month of the year.

1 Kings 9:15

  1. This is the account of the forced labor that Solomon conscripted to build the LORD's Temple, the royal palace, the Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, and the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

2 Chronicles 10:4

  1. "Your father was a hard master," they said. "Lighten the harsh labor demands and heavy taxes that your father imposed on us. Then we will be your loyal subjects."
  2. Rehoboam replied, "Come back in three days for my answer." So the people went away.

Matthew 11:29

  1. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle, and you will find rest for your souls.
  2. For my yoke fits perfectly, and the burden I give you is light."

1 Kings 9:22

  1. But Solomon did not conscript any of the Israelites for forced labor. Instead, he assigned them to serve as fighting men, government officials, officers in his army, commanders of his chariots, and charioteers.
  2. He also appointed 550 of them to supervise the various projects.

1 Kings 4:20

  1. The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They were very contented, with plenty to eat and drink.
  2. King Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, as far south as the border of Egypt. The conquered peoples of those lands sent tribute money to Solomon and continued to serve him throughout his lifetime.
  3. The daily food requirements for Solomon's palace were 150 bushels of choice flour and 300 bushels of meal,
  4. ten oxen from the fattening pens, twenty pasture-fed cattle, one hundred sheep or goats, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and choice fowl.
  5. Solomon's dominion extended over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah to Gaza. And there was peace throughout the entire land.

Matthew 23:4

  1. They crush you with impossible religious demands and never lift a finger to help ease the burden.

1 John 5:3

  1. Loving God means keeping his commandments, and really, that isn't difficult.
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