- our yoke:
- "And Solomonª had twelveªª officersª° over¹ all¹ Israel,ª which provided victualsª° for¹ the kingª and his household:ª each manª his monthª in a yearª made provision.ª°" {1Kg 4:7} + "Judahª and Israelª [were] many,ª as the sandª which¹ [is] by¹ the seaª in multitude,ª eatingª° and drinking,ª° and making merry.ª" {1Kg 4:20} + "And Solomon'sª provisionª for oneª dayª was¹ thirtyª measuresª of fine flour,ª and threescoreª measuresª of meal,ª ... Tenª fatª oxen,ª and twentyª oxenª out of the pastures,ª and an hundredª sheep,ª beside¹ harts,ª¹ and roebucks,ª and fallowdeer,ª and fattedª° fowl.ª" {1Kg 4:22-23} + "And Judahª and Israelª dweltª° safely,ª every manª under¹ his vineª and under¹ his fig tree,ª from Danª¹ even to¹ Beersheba,ª all¹ the daysª of Solomon.ª" {1Kg 4:25} + "And this¹ [is] the reasonª of the levyª which¹ kingª Solomonª raised;ª° for to buildª°¹ the houseª of the LORD,ª and his own house,ª and Millo,ª and the wallª of Jerusalem,ª and Hazor,ª and Megiddo,ª and Gezer.ª" {1Kg 9:15} + "But of the childrenª¹ of Israelª did Solomonª makeª° no¹ bondmen:ª but¹ they¹ [were] men²¹ of war,ª and his servants,ª and his princes,ª and his captains,ª and rulersª of his chariots,ª and his horsemen.ª ... These¹ [were] the chiefª of the officersª° that¹ [were] over¹ Solomon'sª work,ª fiveª hundredª and fifty,ª which bare ruleª° over the peopleª that wroughtª° in the work.ª" {1Kg 9:22-23} + "And he said,ª° This¹ will be¹ the mannerª of the kingª that¹ shall reignª° over¹ you: He will takeª°¹ your sons,ª and appointª° [them] for himself, for his chariots,ª and [to be] his horsemen;ª and [some] shall runª° beforeª his chariots.ª ... And ye shall cry outª° in that¹ dayª becauseª¹ of your kingª which¹ ye shall have chosenª° you; and the LORDª will not¹ hearª° you in that¹ day.ª" {1Sm 8:11-18} + "Thy fatherª made¹ our yokeª grievous:ª° now¹ therefore easeª° thou somewhat the grievousª servitudeª¹ of thy father,ª and his heavyª yokeª¹ that¹ he putª° upon¹ us, and we will serveª° thee. ... And he saidª° unto¹ them, Come againª° unto¹ me after¹ threeª days.ª And the peopleª departed.²°¹" {2Ch 10:4-5} + "Takeª° myª yokeª uponª you,ª andª learnª° ofª me;ª forª I amª° meekª andª lowlyª in heart:ª andª ye shall findª° restª unto yourª souls.ª ... Forª myª yokeª [is] easy,ª andª myª burdenª isª° light.ª" {Mtt 11:29-30} + "Forª they bindª° heavyª burdensª andª grievous to be borne,ª andª layª° [them] onª men'sª shoulders;ª butª they [themselves] willª° notª moveª° themª with one of their²¹ fingers.ª" {Mtt 23:4} + "Forª thisª isª° the¹ loveª of God,ª thatª we keepª° his²¹ commandments:ª andª his²¹ commandmentsª areª° notª grievous.ª" {1Jn 5:3}
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