13The king answered the people harshly, for he forsook the advice of the elders which they had given him,
14and he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, "(I)My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions."
14and he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, "(I)My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions."
Instead of listening to the wisdom of the elders, the very ones who served with his father Solomon, he chose the ways of children by ruling with an iron fist. This proved to be a terrible move since it raised an uproar amongst the nation and forever separated Israel from Judah.
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