Bible Cross References
Thy father
1 Samuel 8:11-18
11
"This is how your king will treat you," Samuel explained. "He will make soldiers of your sons; some of them will serve in his war chariots, others in his cavalry, and others will run before his chariots.
12
He will make some of them officers in charge of a thousand men, and others in charge of fifty men. Your sons will have to plow his fields, harvest his crops, and make his weapons and the equipment for his chariots.
13
Your daughters will have to make perfumes for him and work as his cooks and his bakers.
14
He will take your best fields, vineyards, and olive groves, and give them to his officials.
15
He will take a tenth of your grain and of your grapes for his court officers and other officials.
16
He will take your servants and your best cattle and donkeys, and make them work for him.
17
He will take a tenth of your flocks. And you yourselves will become his slaves.
18
When that time comes, you will complain bitterly because of your king, whom you yourselves chose, but the LORD will not listen to your complaints."
1 Kings 12:4
"Your father Solomon treated us harshly and placed heavy burdens on us. If you make these burdens lighter and make life easier for us, we will be your loyal subjects."
Isaiah 47:6
I was angry with my people; I treated them as no longer mine: I put them in your power, and you showed them no mercy; even the aged you treated harshly.
Matthew 11:29
Take my yoke and put it on you, and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in spirit; and you will find rest.
Matthew 11:30
For the yoke I will give you is easy, and the load I will put on you is light."
Matthew 23:4
They tie onto people's backs loads that are heavy and hard to carry, yet they aren't willing even to lift a finger to help them carry those loads.
1 John 5:3
For our love for God means that we obey his commands. And his commands are not too hard for us,
grievous
Exodus 1:13
and made their lives miserable by forcing them into cruel slavery. They made them work on their building projects and in their fields, and they had no pity on them.
Exodus 1:14
Exodus 2:23
Years later the king of Egypt died, but the Israelites were still groaning under their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry went up to God,
1 Kings 4:20
The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the grains of sand on the seashore; they ate and drank, and were happy.
1 Kings 4:25
As long as he lived, the people throughout Judah and Israel lived in safety, each family with its own grapevines and fig trees.
1 Kings 9:22
Solomon did not make slaves of Israelites; they served as his soldiers, officers, commanders, chariot captains, and cavalry.