5He said to them, |Come again to me after three days.| The people departed.


In Context

2 It happened, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it, (for he was in Egypt, where he had fled from the presence of king Solomon), that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.

3 They sent and called him; and Jeroboam and all Israel came, and they 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, |Come again to me after three days.| 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 are kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.|

2 Chronicles 10:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:5And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days. And the people departed.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:5Rehoboam answered, "Come back to me in three days." So the people went away.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:5And he said to them: Come to me again after three days. And when the people were gone,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:5And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days. And the people departed.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:5And he said to them, Come again to me after three days. And the people departed.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:5And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days. And the people departed.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:5And he said to them, Come again to me after three days. And the people departed.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:5And he saith unto them, 'Yet three days — then return ye unto me;' and the people go.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:5And he said to them, Come again to me after three days. And the people departed.