1 Kings 12:5 meaning and explanation
Rehoboam answered, “Go away for three days and then return to me.” So the people departed.
1 Kings 12:5, Berean Standard Bible
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Rehoboam has just been approached at Shechem by the assembled tribes of Israel, who ask him to lighten the heavy labor demands his father Solomon imposed. Rather than answer at once, the new king sends them away for three days, buying time to consult advisers.
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