My father forced you to work hard. But I will make you work much harder! My father used whips to force you to work. I will beat you with whips that have sharp pieces of metal in them [150] to cut you!’”
1 Kings 12:12 - Easy To Read Version Rehoboam had told the people, “Come back to me in three days.” So after three days all the people of Israel came back to Rehoboam. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had appointed. American Standard Version (1901) So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come to me again the third day. Common English Bible Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had specified when he said, “Come back to me in three days.” Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, Jeroboam and all the people went to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had spoken, saying, "Return to me on the third day." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So Jeroboam and all the people came to Roboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying: Come to me again the third day. |
My father forced you to work hard. But I will make you work much harder! My father used whips to force you to work. I will beat you with whips that have sharp pieces of metal in them [150] to cut you!’”
At that time, King Rehoboam spoke hard words to them. He did not listen to the advice from the elders.
Rehoboam answered, “Come back to me in three days and I will answer you.” So the people left.