He said to them, “Go away for three days, then come again to me.” So the people went away.
2 Chronicles 10:5 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 He said to them, “Come to me again in three days.” So the people went away. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days. And the people departed. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Rehoboam replied, Come again to me after three days. And the people departed. American Standard Version (1901) And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days. And the people departed. Common English Bible He answered them, “Come back in three days.” So the people left. Catholic Public Domain Version But he said, "Return to me after three days." And when the people had gone away, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said to them: Come to me again after three days. And when the people were gone, |
He said to them, “Go away for three days, then come again to me.” So the people went away.
“Your father made our yoke heavy. Now, therefore, lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke that he placed on us, and we will serve you.”
Then King Rehoboam took counsel with the older men who had attended his father Solomon while he was still alive, saying, “How do you advise me to answer this people?”
Do not say to your neighbor, “Go and come again; tomorrow I will give it,” when you have it with you.