Discovery Box2 Chronicles 10:11 
Context10:11 My father imposed heavy demands on you; I will make them even heavier. 1 My father punished you with ordinary whips; I will punish you with whips that really sting your flesh.’” 2
2 Chronicles 10:14
Context10:14 and followed the advice of the younger ones. He said, “My father imposed heavy demands on you; 3 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 “and now my father placed upon you a heavy yoke, but I will add to your yoke.”
2 tn Heb “My father punished you with whips, but I [will punish you] with scorpions.” “Scorpions” might allude to some type of torture, but more likely it refers to a type of whip that inflicts an especially biting, painful wound.
3 tc The Hebrew text reads, “I will make heavy your yoke,” but many medieval Hebrew
4 tn Heb “but I will add to your yoke.”
5 tn Heb “My father punished you with whips, but I [will punish you] with scorpions.” “Scorpions” might allude to some type of torture, but more likely it refers to a type of whip that inflicts an especially biting, painful wound.
