1 Kings 12:11 CPDV

⁹  And he said to them: 'What counsel do you give to me, so that I may respond to this people, who have said to me: 'Make light the yoke that your father imposed on us?'

¹⁰  And the young men who had been raised with him, said: 'You shall speak in this way to this people, who have spoken to you, saying: 'Your father weighed down our yoke. You should relieve us.' You shall say this to them: 'My little finger is thicker than the back of my father.

¹¹  And now, my father placed a heavy yoke upon you, but I will add more upon your yoke. My father cut you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions.'

¹²  Therefore, Jeroboam and all the people went to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had spoken, saying, 'Return to me on the third day.'

¹³  And the king responded to the people harshly, leaving behind the counsel of the elders that they had given to him.