1 Kings 12:8-11

⁸But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him.

⁹He asked them, “What message do you advise that we send back to these people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us’?”

¹⁰The young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you should make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!

¹¹Whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.’”

— 1 Kings 12:8-11

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Cross References for 1 Kings 12:8-11

• Proverbs 19:20
• 2 Chronicles 10:10-11
• Exodus 1:13-14
• Proverbs 1:25
• Proverbs 18:6-7
• 1 Samuel 8:18
• 2 Chronicles 16:10
• Proverbs 28:25
• Exodus 5:18
• 2 Chronicles 25:15-16

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