1 Kings 12:11

⁹And he said to them, What counsel do ye give? And what shall I answer to this people who speak to me, saying, Lighten somewhat of the yoke which thy father has put upon us?

¹⁰And the young men who had been brought up with him, who stood before his face, spoke to him, saying, Thus shalt thou say to this people who have spoken to thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, and do thou now lighten it from off us: thus shalt thou say to them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s loins.

— 1 Kings 12:11 —

¹²And all Israel came to King Rehoboam on the third day, as the king spoke to them, saying, Return to me on the third day.

¹³And the king answered the people harshly; and Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men which they counseled him.