1 Kings 12:10

The young men who had grown up with him answered, "These people said to you, 'Your father made our yoke heavy, but you must make it lighter.' Here is how you should answer them. Tell them, 'My little finger is thicker than my father's waist!

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Previous · 1 Kings 12:9He asked them, "What answer should we send back to these people? They told me, 'Make the yoke your father put on us lighter.' What do you advise?" Next · 1 Kings 12:11My father put a heavy yoke on you, but I will make it even heavier. My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions.'"