1 Kings 12:5
3 So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel came to Rehoboam and said,
4 “Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you should lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”
Rehoboam answered, “Go away for three days and then return to me.” So the people departed.
6 Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked.
7 They replied, “If you will be a servant to these people and serve them this day, and if you will respond by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Rehoboam answered, “Go away for three days and then return to me.” So the people departed.
- KJV
- And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.
- WEB
- He said to them, “Depart for three days, then come back to me.” So the people departed.
- ASV
- And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.
- DARBY
- And he said to them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.
- BLB
- And he said to them, “Depart yet [for] three days, and come back to me.” And the people departed.
- ÅB
- Han svarte dem: Gå bort og vent i tre dager og kom så hit til meg igjen! Så gikk folket bort.
- OTB
- Da sa han til dem, "Gå bort i tre dager, og kom så tilbake til meg." Så folket dro bort.
- B1930
- Han svarte dem: Gå bort og vent i tre dager og kom så hit til mig igjen! Så gikk folket bort.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Kings 12:12
After three days, Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, since the king had said, “Come back to me on the third day.”
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