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1 Kings 12:13-15
Amplified Bible
1 Kings 12:13-15
Amplified Bible
13 The king answered the people harshly and [a]ignored the advice which the elders had given him, 14 and spoke to them in accordance with the advice of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but as for me, I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.” 15 So the king did not listen to the people; for the situation was from the Lord, so that He might fulfill His word which He spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.(A)
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- 1 Kings 12:13 Lit forsook.
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