Rehoboam said to them, “Come back to me after three days.” So the people went away.
Rehoboam answered, “Come back to me in three days and I will answer you.” So the people left.
your father made life hard for us. It was like carrying a heavy weight. Make that weight lighter, then we will serve you.”
Then King Rehoboam talked with the older men who had served his father Solomon in the past. Rehoboam said to them, “What do you advise me to say to those people?”
If your neighbor asks you for something and you have it, then give it to him right then! Don’t tell him, “Come back tomorrow and get it.”