And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days. And the people departed.
Rehoboam met the people at Shechem and told them to return to him after three days. He was postponing his answer to their request for relief from their burdens, using the interval to consult his advisers before setting his policy. This delay came before he rejected their request for reforms and announced that he would continue and even increase the burdens imposed under Solomon.
Rehoboam met the people at Shechem and told them to return to him after three days. He was postponing his answer to their request for relief from their burdens, using the interval to consult his advisers before setting his policy. This delay came before he rejected their request for reforms and announced that he would continue and even increase the burdens imposed under Solomon.