1Ki 12:8 | MHM | STEP | v. 8-11 : However, Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders and turned to the younger men he had grown up with. These advisors, likely proud and inexperienced, told Rehoboam to respond harshly. They suggested he boast about being stronger than his father, saying, "My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist" (1 Kings 12:10 ). They advised him to promise even greater burdens, comparing his rule to a whip with scorpions (1 Kings 12:11 ). Their advice was arrogant and cruel.

‏ 1 Kings 12:8

v. 8-11: However, Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders and turned to the younger men he had grown up with. These advisors, likely proud and inexperienced, told Rehoboam to respond harshly. They suggested he boast about being stronger than his father, saying, "My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist"(1 Kings 12:10 ^a). They advised him to promise even greater burdens, comparing his rule to a whip with scorpions (1 Kings 12:11 ^b). Their advice was arrogant and cruel.