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1 Kings 12:11-13
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11 My father imposed heavy demands on you; I will make them even heavier.[a] My father punished you with ordinary whips; I will punish you with whips that really sting your flesh.’”[b]

12 Jeroboam and all the people reported[c] to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had ordered when he said, “Return to me on the third day.” 13 The king responded to the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the older men

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 12:11 tn Heb “and now my father placed upon you a heavy yoke, but I will add to your yoke.”
  2. 1 Kings 12:11 tn Heb “My father punished you with whips, but I will punish you with scorpions.” “Scorpions” might allude to some type of torture using poisonous insects, but more likely it refers to a type of whip that inflicts an especially biting, painful wound. Cf. CEV “whips with pieces of sharp metal.”
  3. 1 Kings 12:12 tn Heb “came.”
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