1 Kings 12:12

Bible in Basic English 1965

So all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had given orders, saying, Come back to me the third day.

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If my father put a hard yoke on you, I will make it harder: my father gave you punishment with whips, but I will give you blows with snakes.

And the king gave them a rough answer, giving no attention to the suggestion of the old men;

And he said to them, Go away for three days and then come back to me again. So the people went away.