2 Chronicles 10:12-14

Living Bible

¹² So when Jeroboam and the people returned in three days to hear King Rehoboam’s decision, ¹³ he spoke roughly to them; for he refused the advice of the old men ¹⁴ and followed the counsel of the younger ones.

“My father gave you heavy burdens, but I will give you heavier!” he told them. “My father punished you with whips, but I will punish you with scorpions!”