2 Chronicles 10:14
and speaketh unto them according to the counsel of the lads, saying, 'My father made your yoke heavy, and I — I add unto it; my father chastised you with whips, and I — with scorpions.'
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
13And the king answereth them sharply, and king Rehoboam forsaketh the counsel of the aged men,
Cross References
2 Chronicles 10:10And the lads who have grown up with him, speak with him, saying, 'Thus dost thou say to the people who have spoken unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, and thou, make light [somewhat] of our yoke; thus dost thou say unto them, My little finger is thicker than the loins of my father;
Proverbs 12:5The thoughts of the righteous [are] justice, The counsels of the wicked — deceit.
Ecclesiastes 2:19And who knoweth whether he is wise or foolish? yet he doth rule over all my labour that I have laboured at, and that I have done wisely under the sun! this also [is] vanity.
Ecclesiastes 10:16Woe to thee, O land, when thy king [is] a youth, And thy princes do eat in the morning.
James 3:14and if bitter zeal ye have, and rivalry in your heart, glory not, nor lie against the truth;
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 10:13-19
Rehoboam's Folly. ( b. c. 975.) 12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come again to me on the third day. 13 And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men, 14 And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. 15 So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of… Read the whole commentary →