Rehoboam answered, “Come back to me in three days.” So the people left.
Rehoboam answered, “Go away for three days, and then come back to me.” So the people left.
“Your father forced us to work very hard. Now, make it easier for us, and don’t make us work as he did. Then we will serve you.”
King Rehoboam asked the elders who had advised Solomon during his lifetime, “How do you think I should answer these people?”
If you have what your neighbor asks for, don’t say, “Come back later. I will give it to you tomorrow.”