1 Kings 12:13-14 ▼

13 And the king answered the people harshly, and he rejected the counsel of the elders that they had counseled him.

14 And he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made heavy your⁺ yoke, and I will add to your⁺ yoke. My father scourged you⁺ with whips, and I will scourge you⁺ with scorpions.”