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2 Chronicles 10:12
After three days, Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, since the king had said, “Come back to me on the third day.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative records Jeroboam and the assembled people returning to King Rehoboam after a three-day delay, directly fulfilling the monarch's prior instruction to wait. This moment closes the initial petition phase and precedes Rehoboam's harsh reply and rejection of the elders' counsel.
The words — The Hebrew phrase וַיָּבֹא יָרָבְעָם וְכָל־הָעָם (va-yāḇōʾ yārāḇʿām wə-kāl-hāʿām) literally translates "and Jeroboam and all the people came." The temporal clause בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִשִׁי (ba-yôm haš-šəlîšî) specifies "on the third day," binding the event to Rehoboam's exact timeline.
The thread — This three-day interval and the delegation's return are recorded identically in 1 Kings 12:12 and are established by Rehoboam's initial command in 2 Chronicles 10:5. The parallel accounts in Kings and Chronicles confirm the deliberate pacing of the royal audience.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to observe how a ruler's specific deadline structures the people's obedience and sets the stage for a consequential decision. It demands attention to the precise moment when waiting ends and the king's unyielding stance begins.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come again to me on the third day.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 12:12 After three days, Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, since the king had said, “Come back to me on the third day.”
- 2 Chronicles 10:5 Rehoboam answered, “Come back to me in three days.” So the people departed.