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The young men who had grown up with him answered, "This is what you should tell them: 'My little finger is heavier than my father's whole body.
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If my father put a heavy burden on you, I will add to it. If my father punished you with whips, I will punish you with scorpions.'"
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So Jeroboam and all the people came back to Rehoboam two days later, as the king had instructed them.
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The king answered them harshly. He ignored the older leaders' advice.
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He spoke to them as the young men advised. He said, "If my father made your burden heavy, I will add to it. If my father punished you with whips, I will use scorpions."