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1 Kings 12:10

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My little finger: A proverbial mode of expression: "My little finger is thicker than my father's thigh." As much as the thigh surpasses the little finger in thickness, so much does my power exceed that of my father; and the use I shall make of it to oppress and tax you shall be in proportion. 2 Chronicles 10:10-11; Proverbs 10:14, Proverbs 18:6-7, Proverbs 28:25, Proverbs 29:23; Isaiah 47:6

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