^{12 Ref} So all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had given orders, saying, Come back to me the third day.

^{13 Ref} And the king gave them a rough answer, giving no attention to the suggestion of the old men;

^{14 Ref} But giving them the answer put forward by the young men, saying, My father made your yoke hard, but I will make it harder; my father gave you punishment with whips, but I will give it with snakes.

^{15 Ref} So the king did not give ear to the people; and this came about by the purpose of the Lord, so that what he had said by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam, son of Nebat, might be effected.