1 Kings 12:5

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Rehoboam answered, “Go away for three days and then return to me.” So the people departed.”

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BSBPD

“Rehoboam answered, “Go away for three days and then return to me.” So the people departed.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he saith unto them, `Go--yet three days, and come back unto me;' and the people go.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 12:5 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 12:12After three days, Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, since the king had said, “Come back to me on the third day.”

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