2 Chronicles 10:5-7

Common English Bible

⁵ He answered them, “Come back in three days.” So the people left.

⁶ King Rehoboam consulted the elders who had served his father Solomon when he was alive. “What do you advise?” Rehoboam asked. “How should I respond to these people?”

⁷ “If you are kind to these people and try to please them by speaking gently with them,” they replied, “they will be your servants forever.”