So 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 discipline you] with scorpions.'"
The kingansweredthem harshly,and KingRehoboamforsookthe counselof the elders.
He saidto them, "Returnto me againin threedays."So the peopledeparted.
