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