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King Rehoboam consulted the older men who had served as his father Solomon's advisers. "What answer do you advise me to give these people?" he asked.
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They replied, "If you are kind to these people and try to please them by giving a considerate answer, they will always serve you loyally."
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But he ignored the advice of the older men and went instead to the young men who had grown up with him and who were now his advisers.
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"What do you advise me to do?" he asked. "What shall I say to the people who are asking me to make their burdens lighter?"
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They replied, "This is what you should tell them: "My little finger is thicker than my father's waist.'
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.