1-Kings - 12:12



12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king asked, saying, "Come to me again the third day."

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So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day.
So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come to me again the third day.
So Jeroboam and all the people came to Roboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying: Come to me again the third day.
And they come, Jeroboam and all the people, unto Rehoboam, on the third day, as the king had spoken, saying, 'Come back unto me on the third day.'
So all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had given orders, saying, Come back to me the third day.
Therefore, Jeroboam and all the people went to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had spoken, saying, "Return to me on the third day."

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had (e) appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day.
(e) The people declare their obedience in this that they attempted nothing before the king gave them just opportunity.

So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day,.... Jeroboam came to him at the head of the people, being the head of the faction, and designed for their king:
as the king had appointed, saying, come to me again the third day; see 1-Kings 12:5.

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