1 Kings 12:3-5

The Message

^3-4 Rehoboam assembled Jeroboam and all the people. They said to Rehoboam, “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 three days to think it over, then come back,” Rehoboam said.