2 Chronicles 10:11

For whereas … to your yoke R.V. And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke (as 1 Kin.).

with whips A whip or flail was among the insignia of an Egyptian (and perhaps also of an Israelite) king. Cp. Erman, Ancient Egypt, Eng. Tr. p. 60 (where an illustration is given) and p. 63.

with scorpions The expression is most probably proverbial and metaphorical, but some authorities (e.g. Pesh.) take "scorpion" to be the name of a particular kind of scourge, the lash of which was provided with thorns or hooks.