1 Kings 12:2–8

²But Jeroboam, the son of Nabat, who was yet in Egypt, a fugitive from the face of king Solomon, hearing of his death, returned out of Egypt.

³And they sent and called him: and Jeroboam came, and all the multitude of Israel, and they spoke to Roboam, saying:

⁴Thy 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.

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

⁶King 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?

⁷They said to him: If thou wilt yield to this people to day, and condescend to them, and grant their petition, and wilt speak gentle words to them, they will be thy servants always.

⁸But he left the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that had been brought up with him, and stood before him.