1 Kings 12:14
“And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people,.... To lessen their taxes, and ease them of their burdens, as they…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Kings 12:1-15
Solomon had 1000 wives and concubines, yet we read but of one son he had to bear up his name, and he a fool. It is said…
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