Text -- 1 Kings 12:14 (NET)

12:14 and followed the advice of the younger ones. He said, “My father imposed heavy demands on you; I will make them even heavier. My father punished you with ordinary whips; I will punish you with whips that really sting your flesh.”

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 1Ki 12:14

¹ tn Heb “and spoke to them according to.”

² tn Heb “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke.”

³ tn Heb “My father punished you with whips, but I will punish you with scorpions.” See the note on the same phrase in v. 11.