2 Chronicles 10:10-19

10The young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, “This is what you should say to the people who spoke to you, saying: ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you make it lighter for us!’ You should speak this way to them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist! 11Now then, my father loaded you with a heavy yoke; yet I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with 1scorpions!’”

12So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had 2directed, saying, “Return to me on the third day.” 13The king answered them harshly, and King Rehoboam ignored the advice of the elders. 14He spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, “3My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with 4scorpions.” 15So the king did not listen to the people, 5because it was a turn of events from God 6so that the Lord might establish His word, which He spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

16When all Israel saw that the king had not listened to them, the people replied to the king, saying, “7What share do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Everyone to your tents, Israel! Now look after your own house, David!” 8So all Israel went away to their tents. 17But as for the sons of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. 18Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was in 9charge of the forced labor, and the sons of Israel stoned him 10to death. And King Rehoboam hurried to mount his chariot to flee to Jerusalem. 19So 11Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.