1 Kings 12:10

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1 Kings 12:10 (WEB)
The young men who had grown up with him said to him, “Tell these people who spoke to you, saying, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter to us’—tell them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist.

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Jerome, Letters Letter 82
“The kingdom of the mild David was quickly dismembered by one who chastised his people with scorpions and fancied that his fingers were thicker than his father’s loins.” — editor's note: 1 Kings xii. 10.
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2 Chronicles 10:8
1 Kings 12:10 and 2 Chronicles 10:8 share the same wording (9 words).
2 Chronicles 10:10
1 Kings 12:10 and 2 Chronicles 10:10 share the same wording (35 words).

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Verse2 Chronicles 10:8
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PassageLetters Letter 82

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