1 Reyes 12:5

5 —Váyanse por ahora —respondió Roboán—, pero vuelvan a verme dentro de tres días.Cuando el pueblo se fue,

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 Cuando lo mandaron a buscar, él y toda la asamblea de Israel fueron a ver a Roboán y le dijeron:

4 —Su padre nos impuso un yugo pesado. Alívienos usted ahora el duro trabajo y el pesado yugo que él nos echó encima; así serviremos a Su Majestad.

5 —Váyanse por ahora —respondió Roboán—, pero vuelvan a verme dentro de tres días.Cuando el pueblo se fue,

6 el rey Roboán consultó con los ancianos que en vida de su padre Salomón habían estado a su servicio.—¿Qué me aconsejan ustedes que le responda a este pueblo? —preguntó.

7 —Si Su Majestad se pone hoy al servicio de este pueblo —respondieron ellos—, y condesciende con ellos y les responde con amabilidad, ellos le servirán para siempre.