5And he said to them: Go till the third day, and come to me again. And when the people was gone,


In Context

2 But Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who was yet in Egypt, a fugitive from the face of king Solomon, hearing of his death, returned out of Egypt.

3 And they sent and called him: and Jeroboam came, and all the multitude of Israel, and they spoke to Roboam, saying:

4 Thy father laid a grievous yoke upon us: now therefore do thou take off a little of the grievous service of thy father, and of his most heavy yoke, which he put upon us, and we will serve thee.

5 And he said to them: Go till the third day, and come to me again. And when the people was gone,

6 King Roboam took counsel with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and he said: What counsel do you give me, that I may answer this people?

7 They said to him: If thou wilt yield to this people to day, and condescend to them, and grant their petition, and wilt speak gentle words to them, they will be thy servants always.

1 Kings 12:5 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:5Rehoboam answered, "Go away for three days and then come back to me." So the people went away.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:5And he said unto them, Depart yet [for] three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:5And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:5And he said to them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:5And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:5And he said to them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:5He said to them, |Depart for three days, then come back to me.| The people departed.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:5And he saith unto them, 'Go — yet three days, and come back unto me;' and the people go.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:5And he said to them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.