1 Kings 12:5 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 12:5

3 that they sent and called him. Then Jeroboam and the whole assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

4 “Your father made our ^ayoke heavy; now therefore, lighten the burdensome service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you.”

5 So he said to them, “Depart for three days, then come back to me.” And the people departed.

6 Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who stood before his father Solomon while he still lived, and he said, “How do you advise me to answer these people?”

7 And they spoke to him, saying, ^a“If you will be a servant to these people today, and serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.”

8 But he rejected the advice which the elders had given him, and consulted the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.

9 And he said to them, “What advice do you give? How should we answer this people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke which your father put on us’?”

10 Then the young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, “Thus you should speak to this people who have spoken to you, saying, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you make it lighter on us’—thus you shall say to them: ‘My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s waist!

Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 12:5

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American Standard Version
And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.

Amplified® Bible
He replied, Go away for three days and then return to me. So the people departed.

Contemporary English Version
"Give me three days to think about it," Rehoboam replied, "then come back for my answer." So the people left.

Darby English Version
And he said to them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.

Good News Bible
"Come back in three days and I will give you my answer," he replied. So they left.

King James Version
And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.

New American Standard Bible
Then he said to them, "Depart for three days, then return to me. So the people departed."

New International Version
Rehoboam answered, "Go away for three days and then come back to me." So the people went away.

New King James Version
So he said to them, “Depart for three days, then come back to me.” And the people departed.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then he said to them, "Depart for three days, then return to me." So the people departed.

Revised Standard Version
He said to them, "Depart for three days, then come again to me." So the people went away.

Young's Literal Translation
And he saith unto them, `Go -- yet three days, and come back unto me;' and the people go.

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