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2 Chronicles 10:13
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And the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders
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And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
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The king answered them roughly; and King Rehoboam abandoned the counsel of the old men,
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And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
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2 Chronicles 10
11 Whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.’”
12 After three days, Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, since the king had said, “Come back to me on the third day.”
13 And the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders
14 and spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.”
15 So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from God, in order that the LORD might fulfill the word that He had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.
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