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


In Context

2 It happened, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was yet in Egypt, where he had fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam lived in Egypt,

3 and they sent and called him), that Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came, and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

4 |Your father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make you the grievous service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, lighter, and we will serve you.|

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

6 King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, |What counsel do you give me to return answer to this people?|

7 They spoke to him, saying, |If you will be a servant to this people this day, and will serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.|

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:5And he said to them: Go till the third day, and come to me again. And when the people was gone,

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 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.