New King James Version
1 Kings 12:5
5So he said to them, “Depart for three days, then come back to me.” And the people departed.
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 Living Translation (NLT)Rehoboam replied, “Give me three days to think this over. Then come back for my answer.” So the people went away.
Context of 1 Kings 12:5
3that they sent and called him. Then Jeroboam and the whole assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying, 4“Your father made our yoke heavy; now therefore, lighten the burdensome service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you.” So he said to them, “Depart for three days, then come back to me.” And the people departed. 6Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who stood before his father Solomon while he still lived, and he said, “How do you advise me to answer these people?” 7And they spoke to him, saying, “If you will be a servant to these people today, and serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.”
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם לְכ֥וּ עֹ֛ד שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה יָמִ֖ים וְשׁ֣וּבוּ אֵלָ֑י וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ הָעָֽם׃Read the interlinear
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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
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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
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