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But he rejected the advice which the elders had given him ,
and consulted the young men who had grown up with him ,
who stood before him .
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And he said to them , "
What advice do you give ?
How should we answer this people who have spoken to me ,
saying , "
Lighten the yoke which your father put on us '?"
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Then the young men who had grown up with him spoke to him ,
saying , "
Thus you should speak to this people who have spoken to you ,
saying , "
Your father made our yoke heavy ,
but you make it lighter on us '--
thus you shall say to them : "
My little finger shall be thicker than my father '
s waist !
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And now ,
whereas my father put a heavy yoke on you ,
I will add to your yoke ;
my father chastised you with whips ,
but I will chastise you with scourges !"'
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So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day ,
as the king had directed ,
saying , "
Come back to me the third day ."
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Then the king answered the people roughly ,
and rejected the advice which the elders had given him ;
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and he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men ,
saying , "
My father made your yoke heavy ,
but I will add to your yoke ;
my father chastised you with whips ,
but I will chastise you with scourges !"
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So the king did not listen to the people ;
for the turn of events was from the LORD ,
that He might fulfill His word ,
which the LORD had spoken by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat .
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Now when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them ,
the people answered the king ,
saying : "
What share have we in David ?
We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse .
To your tents ,
O Israel !
Now ,
see to your own house ,
O David !"
So Israel departed to their tents .