1 Kings 12:11
And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Cross-reference
1 Kings 12:14 is Rehoboam repeating the exact same threat to the people — a direct textual parallel within the same narrative.
Exodus 1:14 details the bitter hard bondage of Israel in Egypt — Rehoboam's promise of harsher labor echoes that slavery.
Exodus 5:5-9 records Pharaoh increasing Israel's burdens — Rehoboam's threat to add to the yoke mirrors that oppressive tactic.
Exodus 5:18 shows Pharaoh imposing harsh labor demands with no straw — a parallel to Rehoboam's oppressive yoke on Israel.
Isaiah 58:6 calls for loosening heavy burdens — the opposite of Rehoboam's action of adding to the yoke. A clear contrast.
In 2 Chronicles 10:10, the same speech is recorded verbatim, providing the parallel historical account.
Exodus 1:13 describes the Egyptians' ruthless oppression of Israel — Rehoboam's threat mirrors that same harsh treatment.
Jeremiah 28:13 speaks of replacing a wooden yoke with an iron yoke — both passages involve escalating oppression through yoke imagery.