2 But when Jeroboam, the son of Nabat, who was in Egypt, (indeed he had fled to that place from Solomon) had heard it, he promptly returned.
3 And they summoned him, and he arrived with all of Israel. And they spoke to Rehoboam, saying:
4 'Your father pressed upon us a very difficult yoke. You should govern us more lightly than your father, who imposed on us a heavy servitude, and so lift up some of the burden, so that we may serve you.'
5 But he said, 'Return to me after three days.' And when the people had gone away,
6 he took counsel with the elders, who had stood before his father Solomon while he was still living, saying, 'What counsel would you give to me, so that I may respond to the people?'
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