Then Jeroboamand allthe peoplecameto Rehoboamon the thirddayas the kinghad directed,saying,"Returnto me on the thirdday."
Whereasmy fatherloadedyou with a heavyyoke,I will addto your yoke;my fatherdisciplinedyou with whips,but I will disciplineyou with scorpions.'"
The kingansweredthe peopleharshly,for he forsookthe adviceof the elderswhichthey had givenhim,
Then he saidto them, "Departfor threedays,then returnto me." So the peopledeparted.
