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And the young men who had grown up with him said to him, "Thus shall you speak to the people who said to you, 'Your father made our yoke heavy, but you lighten it for us'; thus shall you say to them, 'My little finger is thicker than my father's thighs.
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And now, whereas my father laid on you a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.'"
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So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king said, "Come to me again the third day."
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And the king answered them harshly; and forsaking the counsel of the old men,
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King Rehoboam spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, "My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions."
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So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a turn of affairs brought about by God that the LORD might fulfill his word,
1which he spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
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And when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, "What portion have we in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse.
2Each of you to your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, David." So all Israel went to their tents.
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But Rehoboam reigned over the people of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah.
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Then King Rehoboam sent
3Hadoram, who was taskmaster over the forced labor, and the people of Israel stoned him to death with stones. And King Rehoboam quickly mounted his chariot to flee to Jerusalem.
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So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.