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Rebellion against Rehoboam

1 Kings 12:5

In 11 translations

BSB
Rehoboam answered, “Go away for three days and then return to me.” So the people departed.
KJV
And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.
WEB
He said to them, “Depart for three days, then come back to me.” So the people departed.
ASV
And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.
LSV
And he says to them, “Yet go [for] three days, and come back to me”; and the people go.
YLT
And he saith unto them, 'Go — yet three days, and come back unto me;' and the people go.
DBY
And he said to them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.
DRC
And he said to them: Go till the third day, and come to me again. And when the people was gone,
GNV
And he said vnto them, Depart yet for three dayes, then come againe to me. And the people departed.
JPS
And he said unto them: 'Depart yet for three days, then come again to me.' And the people departed.
LXXE
And he said to them, Depart for three days, and return to me. And they departed.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם לְכ֥וּ עֹ֛ד שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה יָמִ֖ים וְשׁ֣וּבוּ אֵלָ֑י וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ הָעָֽם׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτοὺς, ἀπέλθετε ἕως ἡμερῶν τριῶν, καὶ ἀναστρέψατε πρὸς μέ· καὶ ἀπῆλθον.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 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.”

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 12:24o in some Bibles
  • In some Bibles also at 12:24o.

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