1 Kings 12:5 - Printer Friendly

ESV: He said to them, "Go away for three days, then come again to me." So the people went away.

NIV: Rehoboam answered, "Go away for three days and then come back to me." So the people went away.

NASB: Then he said to them, 'Depart for three days, then return to me.' So the people departed.

CSB: Rehoboam replied, "Go away for three days and then return to me." So the people left.

NLT: Rehoboam replied, 'Give me three days to think this over. Then come back for my answer.' So the people went away.

KJV: And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.

NKJV: So he said to them, “Depart for three days, then come back to me.” And the people departed.

This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.

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