So now, my father laid on you a heavy yoke, and as for me, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but as for me, I will chastise you with scorpions.’”
1 Kings 12:12 - Tree of Life Version Then Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king told them, saying, “Come back to me on the third day.” 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. |
So now, my father laid on you a heavy yoke, and as for me, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but as for me, I will chastise you with scorpions.’”
The king answered the people harshly. He rejected the counsel the elders had given him,
He said to them: “Go away for three more days and then come back to me.” So the people departed.