1 Kings 12 · Verse 5

1 Kings 12:5

And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.
1 Kings 12:5, King James Version

1 Kings 12:5 in other translations

BSBRehoboam answered, “Go away for three days and then return to me.” So the people departed.
WEBHe said to them, “Depart for three days, then come back to me.” So the people departed.
ASVAnd he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.
YLTAnd he saith unto them, ‘Go--yet three days, and come back unto me;' and the people go.
DARBYAnd he said to them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.
BBEAnd he said to them, Go away for three days and then come back to me again. So the people went away.
WebsterAnd he said to them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.

What does 1 Kings 12:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 12:5-8
5-8. 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 inexperienced), who recommended prompt and decisive measures to quell the malcontents.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 12:1-15

The tribes complained not to Rehoboam of his father's idolatry, and revolt from God. That which was the greatest grievance, was none to them; so careless were they in matters of religion, if they might live at ease, and pay no taxes. Factious spirits will never want something to complain of. And when we see the Scripture account of Solomon's reign; the peace, wealth, and prosperity Israel then enjoyed; we cannot…

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1 Kings 12:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.Hemto themH413
לְכ֥וּle.KhugoH1980
עֹ֛ד'odyetH5750
שְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahthreeH7969
יָמִ֖יםya.MimdaysH3117
וְשׁ֣וּבוּve.Shu.vuand returnH7725
אֵלָ֑י'e.Laito meH413
וַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.Khuand they wentH1980
הָעָֽם\׃ha.'Amthe peopleH5971

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 12:5

  • 1 Kings 12:12

    So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day.

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Context

  • 1 Kings 12:4

    Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.

  • 1 Kings 12:5

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

  • 1 Kings 12:6

    And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?

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1 Kings 12:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y él les dijo: Idos, y de aquí á tres días volved á mí. Y el pueblo se fué.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il leur dit: Allez-vous-en encore pour trois jours, et revenez vers moi. Et le peuple s’en alla.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er sprach zu ihnen: Gehet hin noch drei Tage, dann kommet wieder zu mir. Und das Volk ging hin.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Qui ait eis: Ite usque ad tertium diem, et revertimini ad me. Cumque abiisset populus,