5 And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.
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Rehoboam answered, “Go away for three days and then come back to me.” So the people went away.
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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Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How would you advise me to answer these people?” he asked.