Jeroboam and the whole people came back to King Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had instructed them: “Come back to me in three days.”
My father put a heavy yoke on you, but I will make it heavier. My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions.’”
Ignoring the advice the elders had given him, the king gave the people a harsh answer.
He answered them, “Come back to me in three days,” and the people went away.