2 Chronicles 10:11
For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
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Gill's Exposition
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The narrative of Kings (marginal reference) is repeated with only slight verbal differences.
We may observe here, 1. The wisest and best cannot give every body content. Solomon enriched and advanced his kingdom, did all (one would think) that could be done to make then happy and easy; and yet…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
For whereas … to your yoke R.V. And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke (as 1 Kin.).
with whips A whip or flail was among the insignia of an Egyptian (and…
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