Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 12:14
And spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father [also] chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
And spake to them after the counsel of the young men,…. And in the very language in which they gave it:
saying, my father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke; my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions, [See comments on 1Ki 12:11].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
1Ki 12:14 And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father [also] chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Ver. 14. And spake to them after the counsel of the young men. ] This was egregious folly. Green wood is ever shrinking and warping: whereas the well seasoned holdeth a constant firmness.
But I will chastise you with scorpions.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
the counsel: 2Ch 22:4, 2Ch 22:5, Est 1:16-21, Est 2:2-4, Pro 12:5, Isa 19:11-13, Dan 6:7
My father made: 1Ki 12:10, 1Ki 12:11, Pro 13:10, Pro 16:18, Pro 17:14, Ecc 7:8, Jam 3:14-18, Jam 4:1, Jam 4:2
Reciprocal: 2Sa 23:5 – Although Pro 26:4 – General Pro 28:16 – prince Ecc 2:19 – who knoweth Ecc 10:6 – Folly