“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you must lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”
He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to serve
Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange prov
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you must lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he
They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finge
This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the su
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,
The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoi
But Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slavery, because they were his men of war, his servants, his office