1 Kings 12:5-7

5Rehoboam replied to them, “Leave for three days, then come back to me [for my decision].” So the people left.

6King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served and advised his father Solomon while he was still alive and said, “How do you advise me to answer this people?”

7They spoke to him, saying, “If you will be a servant to this people today, and will serve them and grant their request, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.”