2 Tawarikh 10:7
Konteks10:7 They said to him, “If you are fair to these people, grant their request, and are cordial to them, they will be your servants from this time forward.” 1
2 Tawarikh 10:14
Konteks10:14 and followed the advice of the younger ones. He said, “My father imposed heavy demands on you; 2 I will make them even heavier. 3 My father punished you with ordinary whips; I will punish you with whips that really sting your flesh.” 4
[10:7] 1 tn Heb “If today you are for good to these people and you are favorable to them and speak to them good words, they will be your servants all the days.”
[10:14] 2 tc The Hebrew text reads, “I will make heavy your yoke,” but many medieval Hebrew
[10:14] 3 tn Heb “but I will add to your yoke.”
[10:14] 4 tn Heb “My father punished you with whips, but I [will punish you] with scorpions.” “Scorpions” might allude to some type of torture, but more likely it refers to a type of whip that inflicts an especially biting, painful wound.