1 Kings 12:5

1 Kings 12:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.
• New International Version (NIV)Rehoboam answered, “Go away for three days and then come back to me.” So the people went away.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He said to them, "Go away for three days, then come again to me." So the people went away.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So he said to them, “Depart for three days, then come back to me.” And the people departed.

Context of 1 Kings 12:5

3So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel came to Rehoboam and said, 4“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you must lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.” Rehoboam answered, “Go away for three days and then return to me.” So the people departed. 6Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked. 7They replied, “If you will be a servant to these people and serve them this day, and if you will respond by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”

1 Kings 12:5 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם לְכ֥וּ עֹ֛ד שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה יָמִ֖ים וְשׁ֣וּבוּ אֵלָ֑י וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ הָעָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Rehoboam answeredאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• ·אֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• Go awayהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• forעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
• threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• and then returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: againH7725
• So the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Commentaries on 1 Kings 12:5

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5three days: Rehoboam waited three days to consult his advisers, which was a traditional practice. The third day was often when final decisions were made (see 2 Kings 20:4–8). Jesus also rose from the grave on the third day (Luke 24:41; 1 Corinthians 15:4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-85-8. he said ... Depart yet for three days--It was prudent to take the people's demand into calm and deliberate consideration. Whether, had the advice of the sage and experienced counsellors been followed, any good result would have followed, it is impossible to say. It would at least have removed all pretext for the separation. [See on 2Ch 10:7.] But he preferred the counsel of his young companions (not in age, for they were all about forty-one, but…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 12:5

• Government
• Jeroboam
• Petition
• Rehoboam
• Revolt

In the dictionaries

• Add
• Consult
• Ephraim, The tribe of
• Heavy
• Israel, Kingdom of
• Jeroboam
• Ordain
• Scorpion
• Thick
• Adoniram

Commentaries on 1 Kings 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings