1 Reyes 12:5

5 Roboam les respondió:
—Denme tres días para pensarlo; luego regresen y les daré una respuesta.
Entonces el pueblo se retiró.

1 Reyes 12:5 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 12:5

And he said unto them, depart yet for three days, then come
again to me
Suggesting that he would consider of their proposal and inquire into the merits of it and as things should appear to him he would give them an answer in three days time; which at first sight may seem a point of prudence in him, to take time for deliberation and counsel in this affair, but in his case and circumstance it was very imprudent; for he might easily see there was discontent among the people, and a faction forming against him, and, by taking time to himself, he gave them time to take their measures, and hasten and ripen them for a revolt; for, by giving them such an answer, they might plainly perceive he was not inclined to give them satisfaction; it would have been the most advisable in him to have promised them at once that he would make them easy:

and the people departed;
to their quarters, and there remained to the third day.

1 Reyes 12:5 In-Context

3 Entonces los líderes de Israel mandaron a llamar a Jeroboam, y él junto con toda la asamblea de Israel fueron a hablar con Roboam.

4 —Su padre fue un amo muy duro —le dijeron—. Alivie los trabajos tan pesados y los impuestos tan altos que su padre impuso sobre nosotros. Entonces seremos sus leales súbditos.

5 Roboam les respondió:
—Denme tres días para pensarlo; luego regresen y les daré una respuesta.
Entonces el pueblo se retiró.

6 Después el rey Roboam consultó el asunto con los ancianos que habían sido consejeros de su padre Salomón.
—¿Qué me aconsejan ustedes? —les preguntó—. ¿Cómo debo responder a este pueblo?

7 Los consejeros ancianos contestaron:
—Si hoy se pone al servicio de este pueblo y les da una respuesta favorable, ellos siempre serán sus leales súbditos.