1 Kings 12:14 meaning and explanation
and spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.”
1 Kings 12:14, Berean Standard Bible
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Rehoboam has just become king after Solomon, and the northern tribes ask him to lighten the forced labor his father imposed. He first seeks the counsel of older advisers, who urge kindness, but he rejects them and follows the young men he grew up with.
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