2 Chronicles 10:12
10 The young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you should make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!
11 Whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.’”
After three days, Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, since the king had said, “Come back to me on the third day.”
13 And the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders
14 and spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.”
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
- After three days, Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, since the king had said, “Come back to me on the third day.”
- KJV
- So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come again to me on the third day.
- WEB
- So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king asked, saying, “Come to me again the third day.”
- ASV
- So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come to me again the third day.
- DARBY
- And Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed saying, Come again to me on the third day.
- BLB
- And Jeroboam came, and all the people, to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had directed, saying, “Come back to me the third day.”
- ÅB
- Så kom Jeroboam og alt folket til Rehabeam den tredje dag, slik som kongen hadde sagt: Kom til meg igjen om tre dager!
- OTB
- Jeroboam og hele folket kom tilbake til Rehabeam på den tredje dagen, som kongen hadde instruert, og sa: “Kom tilbake til meg på den tredje dagen.”
- B1930
- Så kom Jeroboam og alt folket til Rehabeam den tredje dag, således som kongen hadde sagt: Kom til mig igjen om tre dager!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Chronicles 10:5
Rehoboam answered, “Come back to me in three days.” So the people departed.
Read in context1 Kings 12:12–15
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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