Charles Spurgeon Commentary 1 Kings 12:5

"And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed." — 1 Kings 12:5 (ASV)

One commentator says that it is the only sign of wisdom in Rehoboam that he took three days to consider the answer to this question.

Perhaps, if he had answered it rightly, it would have been better if he had answered immediately. Still, it is a good rule, when there is an important question before you, to take time to consider it.

The unfortunate point is that Rehoboam did not wait upon God for guidance in this emergency. Had he been like his grandfather David, those three days would have been spent with God in prayer, and he would have come back, with a greater wisdom than even his father Solomon possessed, to answer the people in this matter.

We often blunder in very significant matters when we speak without asking guidance from God; but in the most intricate circumstances, our course will be perfectly clear if we commit our way to the Lord.