With Rods and Scorpions
Tyrannically; by the use of force.
("Now my father laid a heavy yoke on you, but I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with rods, but I will discipline you with scorpions" - 1 Kings 12:11 (Rehoboam to the representatives of the people))
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
בְּשׁוֹטִים וּבְעַקְרַבִּים
Definition (Hebrew)
בְּעָרִיצוּת . תּוֹךְ הַפְעָלַת כֹּחַ.
("וְעַתָּה אָבִי הֶעְמִיס עֲלֵיכֶם עֹל כָּבֵד וַאֲנִי אוֹסִיף עַל עֻלְּכֶם. אָבִי יִסַּר אֶתְכֶם בַּשּׁוֹטִים וַאֲנִי אֲיַסֵּר אֶתְכֶם בָּעַקְרַבִּים"- מְלָכִים א יב יָא (רְחַבְעָם לִנְצִיגֵי הָעָם)