2 Chronicles 10:5

5 "Give me," said Rehoboam, "three days to think it over; then come back." 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 Summoned by Israel, Jeroboam and all Israel went to Rehoboam and said,

4 "Your father made life hard for us - worked our fingers to the bone. Give us a break; lighten up on us and we'll willingly serve you."

5 "Give me," said Rehoboam, "three days to think it over; then come back." So the people left.

6 King Rehoboam talked it over with the elders who had advised his father when he was alive: "What's your counsel? How do you suggest that I answer the people?"

7 They said, "If you will be a servant to this people, be considerate of their needs and respond with compassion, work things out with them, they'll end up doing anything for you."