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Jeroboam and elders petition the new king to lighten the heavy service.
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2 Chronicles 10:3-4

The Petition for Relief

The Heavy Yoke and the Divided Kingdom · 2 Chronicles 10

Story guide: Jeroboam and elders petition the new king to lighten the heavy service.

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3So they sent and called for him, and Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

4Your father made our yoke heavy. So now lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke that he put on us, and we will serve you.

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