And he said unto them, Depart yet [for] three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.
Ver. 5. Depart yet for three days.] This was foolishly done, saith Pellican and Martyr, to give them three days' respite; because in this time they might consult about a defection, whatsoever answer he should make. If he had pacified their wrath by a soft answer at present, as his father counselleth, Pro 15:1 he had hit it.
“ Regnorum sub rege novo mitissima sors est. ” - Lucan.