1 Kings 12:4-6

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

⁴ Thy father laid a grievous yoke upon us: now therefore do thou take off a little of the grievous service of thy father, and of his most heavy yoke, which he put upon us, and we will serve thee.

⁵ And he said to them: Go till the third day, and come to me again. And when the people was gone,

⁶ King Roboam took counsel with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and he said: What counsel do you give me, that I may answer this people?