1 Kings 12:5-7

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⁵ Rehoboam answered, “Come back to me in three days, and I will answer you.” So the people left.

⁶ There were some older men who had helped Solomon make decisions when he was alive. So King Rehoboam asked these men what he should do. He said, “How do you think I should answer the people?”

⁷ They answered, “If you are like a servant to them today, they will sincerely serve you. If you speak kindly to them, they will always work for you.”