Discovery Box1 Kings 12:1 
ContextRehoboam Loses His Kingdom
12:1 Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in 1 Shechem to make Rehoboam 2 king.
1 Kings 12:14
Context12:14 and followed 3 the advice of the younger ones. He said, “My father imposed heavy demands on you; I will make them even heavier. 4 My father punished you with ordinary whips; I will punish you with whips that really sting your flesh.” 5
1 tn Heb “come [to].”
2 tn Heb “him”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “and spoke to them according to.”
4 tn Heb “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke.”
5 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.
