Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Three days later Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, as the king had said, “Come back to me in three days.” New Living Translation Three days later Jeroboam and all the people returned to hear Rehoboam’s decision, just as the king had ordered. English Standard Version So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king said, “Come to me again the third day.” Berean Standard Bible After three days, Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, since the king had said, “Come back to me on the third day.” King James Bible 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. New King James Version So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had directed, saying, “Come back to me the third day.” New American Standard Bible So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had directed, saying, “Return to me on the third day.” NASB 1995 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day as the king had directed, saying, “Return to me on the third day.” NASB 1977 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day as the king had directed, saying, “Return to me on the third day.” Legacy Standard Bible So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day as the king had spoken, saying, “Return to me on the third day.” Amplified Bible So on the third day Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam just as the king had directed, saying, “Return to me on the third day.” Christian Standard Bible So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had ordered, saying, “Return to me on the third day.” Holman Christian Standard Bible So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had ordered, saying, “Return to me on the third day.” American Standard Version So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come to me again the third day. Contemporary English Version Three days later, Jeroboam and the others came back. English Revised Version So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come to me again the third day. GOD'S WORD® Translation So Jeroboam and all the people came back to Rehoboam two days later, as the king had instructed them. Good News Translation Three days later Jeroboam and all the people returned to King Rehoboam, as he had instructed them. International Standard Version So Jeroboam and all the people went back to Rehoboam on the third day, just as they had been directed when the king said, "Come back again in three days." NET Bible Jeroboam and all the people reported to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had ordered when he said, "Return to me on the third day." New Heart English Bible So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king asked, saying, "Come to me again the third day." Webster's Bible Translation So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king directed, saying, Come again to me on the third day. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleAfter three days, Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, since the king had said, “Come back to me on the third day.” World English Bible So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king asked, saying, “Come to me again the third day.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Jeroboam comes in, and all the people, to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king spoke, saying, “Return to me on the third day.” Young's Literal Translation And Jeroboam cometh in, and all the people, unto Rehoboam on the third day, as the king spake, saying, 'Return unto me on the third day.' Smith's Literal Translation And Jeroboam will come, and all the people, to Rehoboam, in the third day, as the king spake, saying, Turn back to me in the third day. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleSo Jeroboam, and all the people came to Roboam the third day, as he commanded them. Catholic Public Domain Version Then Jeroboam, and the entire people, went to Rehoboam on the third day, just as he had instructed them. New American Bible On the third day, Jeroboam and the whole people came back to King Rehoboam as the king had instructed them: “Come back to me in three days.” New Revised Standard Version So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had said, “Come to me again the third day.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSo Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had bade them, saying, Come again to me on the third day. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Yorbaam came and all the people on the third day, according to what time he asked of them, and said to them: “Come to me by the third day.” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king bade, saying: 'Come to me again the third day.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And Jeroboam and all the people came to Roboam on the third day, as the king had spoken, saying, Return to me on the third day. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Rebellion Against Rehoboam…11Whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.’ ” 12After three days, Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, since the king had said, “Come back to me on the third day.” 13And the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders… Cross References 1 Kings 12:12-15 After three days, Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, since the king had said, “Come back to me on the third day.” / And the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the elders / and spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.” ... 1 Kings 12:1-11 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king. / When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this, he was still in Egypt where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since. / So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel came to Rehoboam and said, ... 1 Kings 12:16-19 When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So the Israelites went home, / but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah. / Then King Rehoboam sent out Adoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem. ... 1 Samuel 8:4-22 So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah. / “Look,” they said, “you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.” / But when they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” their demand was displeasing in the sight of Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD. ... 1 Samuel 10:19 But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions, and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.” 1 Samuel 12:13-15 Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you requested. Behold, the LORD has placed a king over you. / If you fear the LORD and serve Him and obey His voice, and if you do not rebel against the command of the LORD, and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the LORD your God, then all will be well. / But if you disobey the LORD and rebel against His command, then the hand of the LORD will be against you as it was against your fathers. 1 Samuel 12:17-19 Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.” / So Samuel called to the LORD, and on that day the LORD sent thunder and rain. As a result, all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel. / They pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for a king.” 1 Kings 11:11-13 Then the LORD said to Solomon, “Because you have done this and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant. / Nevertheless, for the sake of your father David, I will not do it during your lifetime; I will tear it out of the hand of your son. / Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.” 1 Kings 11:29-31 During that time, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met Jeroboam on the road as he was going out of Jerusalem. Now Ahijah had wrapped himself in a new cloak, and the two of them were alone in the open field. / And Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing, tore it into twelve pieces, / and said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and I will give you ten tribes. 1 Kings 11:34-38 Nevertheless, I will not take the whole kingdom out of Solomon’s hand, because I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of David My servant, whom I chose because he kept My commandments and statutes. / But I will take ten tribes of the kingdom from the hand of his son and give them to you. / I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put My Name. ... Matthew 12:25 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand. Mark 3:24-25 If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand. / If a house is divided against itself, it cannot stand. Luke 11:17 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall. John 7:43 So there was division in the crowd because of Jesus. John 10:19 Again there was division among the Jews because of Jesus’ message. Treasury of Scripture 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. Come 2 Chronicles 10:5 And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days. And the people departed. 1 Kings 12:12-15 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… Jump to Previous Appointed Bade Directed Jeroboam Jerobo'am Later Orders Rehoboam Rehobo'am Third ThreeJump to Next Appointed Bade Directed Jeroboam Jerobo'am Later Orders Rehoboam Rehobo'am Third Three2 Chronicles 10 1. The Israelites, assembled at Shechem to crown Rehoboam, 3. by Jeroboam make a suit of relaxation unto him, 6. Rehoboam, refusing the old mens' counsel, answers them roughly, 16. Ten tribes revolting, kill Hadoram, and make Rehoboam flee After three days The phrase "after three days" signifies a period of waiting and anticipation. Biblically, the number three often symbolizes completeness or divine perfection. This period allowed Rehoboam time to consider the counsel he received, reflecting a common practice in ancient Near Eastern cultures where decisions were not made hastily. The three-day period also echoes other significant biblical events, such as Jonah's three days in the belly of the fish (Jonah 1:17) and Jesus' resurrection on the third day (Matthew 16:21), suggesting a time of testing followed by revelation or decision. Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam since the king had said, “Come back to me on the third day.” Persons / Places / Events 1. RehoboamThe son of Solomon and the king of Judah. His decision-making in this chapter leads to the division of the united kingdom of Israel. 2. Jeroboam A former official of Solomon who becomes the leader of the northern tribes and eventually the king of Israel after the kingdom splits. 3. The People Representatives of the tribes of Israel who come to Rehoboam seeking relief from the heavy burdens imposed by Solomon. 4. Shechem The place where Rehoboam went to be crowned king and where the people gathered to make their request. 5. The Third Day A significant time frame in biblical accounts, often associated with divine intervention or revelation. Teaching Points The Importance of Wise CounselRehoboam's failure to heed the advice of the elders demonstrates the necessity of seeking and valuing wise, experienced counsel in decision-making. Leadership and Servanthood True leadership involves serving others and considering their needs, as opposed to exerting power for personal gain. Consequences of Pride and Arrogance Rehoboam's pride and refusal to listen led to the division of the kingdom, illustrating how pride can lead to destructive outcomes. The Role of God's Sovereignty Despite human decisions, God's sovereign plan unfolds. The division of the kingdom was part of God's judgment and plan for Israel. The Significance of Timing The "third day" motif reminds us of God's perfect timing in His plans and purposes, encouraging patience and trust in His timing. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of 2 Chronicles 10:12?2. How does Rehoboam's response in 2 Chronicles 10:12 reflect on his leadership qualities? 3. What lessons on seeking wise counsel can we learn from 2 Chronicles 10:12? 4. How does Rehoboam's decision compare to Proverbs' teachings on wisdom and understanding? 5. How can we apply Rehoboam's story to decision-making in our own lives? 6. What role does humility play in leadership, as seen in 2 Chronicles 10:12? 7. What historical evidence supports the events described in 2 Chronicles 10:12? 8. How does 2 Chronicles 10:12 reflect the leadership qualities valued in the Bible? 9. What theological lessons can be drawn from Rehoboam's actions in 2 Chronicles 10:12? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 10? 11. How did Judah's kings follow or stray from God? 12. Why does the account of Joash's temple restoration in 2 Chronicles 24 seem to conflict with the version in 2 Kings 12 regarding the funds and methods used? 13. 2 Chronicles 13:3 - How historically plausible is an army of 400,000 under Abijah's command at that time? 14. 2 Chronicles 12:2 - Why would God punish an entire nation for Rehoboam's personal disobedience? What Does 2 Chronicles 10:12 Mean After three days• The phrase marks the precise time Rehoboam himself set (2 Chronicles 10:5). The people honor the deadline, underlining that any coming conflict will not be because they acted rashly. • Scripture often uses “three days” to signal pause before decisive action (Genesis 22:4; Esther 5:1; Matthew 27:63). Here it heightens anticipation: will the new king heed counsel or harden his heart? • The pause underscores personal accountability. Rehoboam cannot blame fatigue or pressure; he had time to seek God as David did (1 Samuel 23:2) but chose another path. Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam • Jeroboam, once a servant under Solomon and now spokesman for the northern tribes (1 Kings 12:2–3), leads the delegation. Their united return shows genuine hope for relief, not rebellion. • “All the people” reminds us that leadership decisions ripple through entire communities (2 Samuel 24:17). Rehoboam’s answer will shape national destiny. • The scene fulfills prophecy: the man destined to rule ten tribes is standing before the king whose choice will open that door (1 Kings 11:31). since the king had said • The people obey royal instruction (Romans 13:1), proving they are not contemptuous of authority. Any rupture that follows will rest on Rehoboam’s own words. • The clause highlights covenant order: king speaks, people respond (Deuteronomy 17:14–20). Rehoboam’s forthcoming failure will therefore be a failure of covenant leadership, not of public submission. • It exposes the weight of words. A ruler’s promise sets expectations (Ecclesiastes 5:4–6); breaking them invites disillusionment. “Come back to me on the third day.” • The invitation sounded open-minded. Rehoboam did consult—first with older advisers who counseled kindness (2 Chronicles 10:7), then with peers who urged harshness (10:10–11). • By repeating the king’s exact quote, the narrative contrasts what was promised (a thoughtful answer) with what will be delivered (a tyrannical ultimatum). • The scene warns that delayed decisions are only wise when they seek God’s wisdom (Proverbs 15:22; James 1:5). Delay without humility merely postpones disaster. summary Verse 12 captures a calm before the storm. The people respectfully return on the appointed day, showing patience and expectation of just leadership. Their obedience leaves Rehoboam fully responsible for what follows. The verse therefore sets the moral stage: when a God-appointed leader ignores wise counsel and speaks harshly, division is the inevitable fruit. (12) So Jeroboam.--Literatim as Kings.Verse 12. - It may be worth observing that the history is silent of what of hope and fear or other thought and feeling transpired with Jeroboam and his party these three critical days of suspense, as also it was so silent as to what transpired with them during the three days, three weeks, three months, before the first interview with Rehoboam at Shechem.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew After threeהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֑י (haš·šə·li·šî) Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Strong's 7992: Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell) days, בַּיּ֣וֹם (bay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day Jeroboam יָרָבְעָ֧ם (yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3379: Jeroboam -- 'the people increase', the name of two Israelites kings and all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the people הָעָ֛ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock returned וַיָּבֹ֨א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Rehoboam, רְחַבְעָ֖ם (rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7346: Rehoboam -- 'a people are enlarged', a king of Judah since כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the king הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king had said, לֵאמֹ֔ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say “Come back שׁ֥וּבוּ (šū·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again to me אֵלַ֖י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to on the third הַשְּׁלִשִֽׁי׃ (haš·šə·li·šî) Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Strong's 7992: Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell) day.” בַּיּ֥וֹם (bay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day Links 2 Chronicles 10:12 NIV2 Chronicles 10:12 NLT 2 Chronicles 10:12 ESV 2 Chronicles 10:12 NASB 2 Chronicles 10:12 KJV 2 Chronicles 10:12 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 10:12 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 10:12 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 10:12 French Bible 2 Chronicles 10:12 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 10:12 So Jeroboam and all the people came (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |
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