1 Kings 12
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1 Kings 12:5-7

5Then he saidH559 to them, “1DepartH1980 2for threeH7969 daysH3117, then returnH7725 to me.” So the peopleH5971 departedH1980.

6And KingH4428 RehoboamH7346 3consultedH3289 with the eldersH2205 whoH834 hadH1961 4servedH5975H6440 his fatherH1 SolomonH8010 while he was still aliveH2416, sayingH559, “HowH349 do you adviseH3289 me to answerH7725H1697 thisH2088 peopleH5971?” 7Then they spokeH1696 to him, sayingH559, “5IfH518 you will be a servantH5650 to thisH2088 peopleH5971 todayH3117, and will serveH5647 them and 6grantH6030 them their requestH6030, and speakH1696 pleasantH2896 wordsH1697 to them, then they will be your servantsH5650 alwaysH3605H3117.”

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Kings 12:5 1 Kin 12:12 ↩
  2. 2. 1 Kings 12:5 Lit three more ↩
  3. 3. 1 Kings 12:6 1 Kin 4:1-6; Job 12:12; 32:7 ↩
  4. 4. 1 Kings 12:6 Lit stood before ↩
  5. 5. 1 Kings 12:7 2 Chr 10:7; Prov 15:1 ↩
  6. 6. 1 Kings 12:7 Lit answer them ↩

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