1 Kings 12:6-11 - Rehoboam Seeks Counsel To Respond
6 King Rehoboam
7 Then they spoke to him, saying, “
8 But he forsook the counsel of the elders which they had given him, and consulted with the young men who grew up with him
10 The young men who grew up with him spoke to him, saying, “Thus you shall say to this people who spoke to you, saying, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, now you make it lighter for us!’ But you shall speak to them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s loins! 11 Whereas my father loaded you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.’”