2 Chronicles 10:5

5 He said to them, "Come back the day after tomorrow." So the people left.

2 Chronicles 10:5 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 12:5

(See Gill on 1 Kings 12:5).

2 Chronicles 10:5 In-Context

3 [Israel] sent for Jeroboam and invited him back. Jeroboam and all Israel went to speak to Rehoboam. They said,

4 "Your father made us carry a heavy burden. Reduce the hard work and lighten the heavy burden he put on us, and we will serve you."

5 He said to them, "Come back the day after tomorrow." So the people left.

6 King Rehoboam sought advice from the older leaders who had served his father Solomon while he was still alive. He asked, "What do you advise? How should I respond to these people?"

7 They told him, "If you are good to these people and try to please them by speaking gently to them, then they will always be your servants."