yoke] Chap. 4. 7. Service or subjection, Jer. 27. 8, 11, 12. Leviticus 26:13. grievous] By hard services, and great taxes. This may have reference to that large provision which was taken out of all parts of the land to maintain the royalty of his court (chap. 4. 7, 2, 23.) and to the great pains of multitudes of people about his buildings, and other affairs (chap. 5. 18. and 9. 22.) But questionlesse there were other farre more grievous burdens laid on them after his apostasie, to maintain the royalty and idolatry of his seven hundred wives, all princesses, and three hundred concubines. of thy father] Which thy father exacted of us. serve thee] Accept thee for our king, and be subject to thee, vers. 7.