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Geneva Bible
2 Chronicles 10:7
And they spake vnto him, saying, If thou be kinde to this people, and please them, and speake louing words to them, they will be thy seruants for euer.
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Christian Standard Bible®
They replied, “If you will be kind to this people and please them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”
They replied, “If you will be kind to this people and please them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”
Hebrew Names Version
They spoke to him, saying, If you are kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.
They spoke to him, saying, If you are kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.
King James Version
And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.
And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.
English Standard Version
And they said to him, "If you will be good to this people and please them and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever."
And they said to him, "If you will be good to this people and please them and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever."
New Century Version
They answered, "Be kind to these people. If you please them and give them a kind answer, they will serve you always."
They answered, "Be kind to these people. If you please them and give them a kind answer, they will serve you always."
New English Translation
They said to him, "If you are fair to these people, grant their request, and are cordial to them, they will be your servants from this time forward."
They said to him, "If you are fair to these people, grant their request, and are cordial to them, they will be your servants from this time forward."
Amplified Bible
They answered him, saying, "If you are kind to these people and please them and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever."
They answered him, saying, "If you are kind to these people and please them and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever."
New American Standard Bible
They spoke to him, saying, "If you are kind to this people and please them and speak pleasant words to them, then they will be your servants always."
They spoke to him, saying, "If you are kind to this people and please them and speak pleasant words to them, then they will be your servants always."
World English Bible
They spoke to him, saying, If you are kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.
They spoke to him, saying, If you are kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.
Legacy Standard Bible
And they spoke to him, saying, "If you will be good to this people and please them and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever."
And they spoke to him, saying, "If you will be good to this people and please them and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever."
Berean Standard Bible
They replied, "If you will be kind to these people and please them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever."
They replied, "If you will be kind to these people and please them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever."
Contemporary English Version
They answered, "If you want them to serve and obey you, then you should be kind and promise to make their work easier."
They answered, "If you want them to serve and obey you, then you should be kind and promise to make their work easier."
Complete Jewish Bible
They said to him, "If you will treat these people kindly, pleasing them and giving them favorable consideration, they will be your servants forever."
They said to him, "If you will treat these people kindly, pleasing them and giving them favorable consideration, they will be your servants forever."
Darby Translation
And they spoke to him saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.
And they spoke to him saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.
Easy-to-Read Version
They answered, "If you do what is good for the people, you will please them. If you speak kindly to them, they will always work for you."
They answered, "If you do what is good for the people, you will please them. If you speak kindly to them, they will always work for you."
George Lamsa Translation
And they spoke to him, saying, If you will answer kindly to this people, and please them and speak good words to them, they will be your servants for ever.
And they spoke to him, saying, If you will answer kindly to this people, and please them and speak good words to them, they will be your servants for ever.
Good News Translation
They replied, "If you are kind to these people and try to please them by giving a considerate answer, they will always serve you loyally."
They replied, "If you are kind to these people and try to please them by giving a considerate answer, they will always serve you loyally."
Lexham English Bible
And they said to him, "If you will be good to this people and please them, then speak good words to them. Then they will be your servants forever."
And they said to him, "If you will be good to this people and please them, then speak good words to them. Then they will be your servants forever."
Literal Translation
And they spoke to him, saying, If you will be good to this people, and will please them, and will speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.
And they spoke to him, saying, If you will be good to this people, and will please them, and will speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
They spake vnto him, and sayde: Yf thou be louynge vnto this people, and deale gently with them, and geue them good wordes, then shal they allwaye be obedient vnto the.
They spake vnto him, and sayde: Yf thou be louynge vnto this people, and deale gently with them, and geue them good wordes, then shal they allwaye be obedient vnto the.
American Standard Version
And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.
And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.
Bible in Basic English
And they said to him, If you are kind to this people, pleasing them and saying good words to them, then they will be your servants for ever.
And they said to him, If you are kind to this people, pleasing them and saying good words to them, then they will be your servants for ever.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they tolde him, saying: If thou be kinde to this people, and shewe thy selfe lowlie to them, and speake louyng wordes to them, they wyll be thy seruauntes for euer.
And they tolde him, saying: If thou be kinde to this people, and shewe thy selfe lowlie to them, and speake louyng wordes to them, they wyll be thy seruauntes for euer.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And they spoke unto him, saying: 'If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.'
And they spoke unto him, saying: 'If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.'
King James Version (1611)
And they spake vnto him, saying, If thou bee kinde to this people, and please them, and speake good words to them, they will be thy seruants for euer.
And they spake vnto him, saying, If thou bee kinde to this people, and please them, and speake good words to them, they will be thy seruants for euer.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they spoke to him, saying, If thou wouldest this day befriend this people, and be kind to them, and speak to them good words, then will they be thy servants for ever.
And they spoke to him, saying, If thou wouldest this day befriend this people, and be kind to them, and speak to them good words, then will they be thy servants for ever.
English Revised Version
And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants forever.
And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants forever.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei seiden to hym, If thou plesist this puple, and makist hem softe bi meke wordis, thei schulen serue thee in al tyme.
And thei seiden to hym, If thou plesist this puple, and makist hem softe bi meke wordis, thei schulen serue thee in al tyme.
Update Bible Version
And they spoke to him, saying, If you are kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your slaves forever.
And they spoke to him, saying, If you are kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your slaves forever.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they spoke to him, saying, If thou wilt be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.
And they spoke to him, saying, If thou wilt be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.
New King James Version
And they spoke to him, saying, "If you are kind to these people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be your servants forever."
And they spoke to him, saying, "If you are kind to these people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be your servants forever."
New Living Translation
The older counselors replied, "If you are good to these people and do your best to please them and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your loyal subjects."
The older counselors replied, "If you are good to these people and do your best to please them and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your loyal subjects."
New Life Bible
They said to him, "If you will be kind to these people and please them and speak good words to them, they will be your servants forever."
They said to him, "If you will be kind to these people and please them and speak good words to them, they will be your servants forever."
New Revised Standard
They answered him, "If you will be kind to this people and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever."
They answered him, "If you will be kind to this people and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they spake unto him saying, If thou wilt be kind to this people, and please them, and speak unto them kind words, then will they be thy servants, all the days.
And they spake unto him saying, If thou wilt be kind to this people, and please them, and speak unto them kind words, then will they be thy servants, all the days.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they said to him: If thou please this people, and soothe them with kind words, they will be thy servants for ever.
And they said to him: If thou please this people, and soothe them with kind words, they will be thy servants for ever.
Revised Standard Version
And they said to him, "If you will be kind to this people and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants for ever."
And they said to him, "If you will be kind to this people and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants for ever."
Young's Literal Translation
And they speak unto him, saying, `If thou dost become good to this people, and hast been pleased with them, and spoken unto them good words, then they have been to thee servants all the days.'
And they speak unto him, saying, `If thou dost become good to this people, and hast been pleased with them, and spoken unto them good words, then they have been to thee servants all the days.'
THE MESSAGE
They said, "If you will be a servant to this people, be considerate of their needs and respond with compassion, work things out with them, they'll end up doing anything for you."
They said, "If you will be a servant to this people, be considerate of their needs and respond with compassion, work things out with them, they'll end up doing anything for you."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
They spoke to him, saying, "If you will be kind to this people and please them and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever."
They spoke to him, saying, "If you will be kind to this people and please them and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever."
Contextual Overview
1 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Sheche came all Israel to make him king. 2 And when Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat heard it, (which was in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of Salomon the King) he returned out of Egypt. 3 And they sent and called him: so came Ieroboam and all Israel, and communed with Rehoboam, saying, 4 Thy father made our yoke grieuous: nowe therefore make thou the grieuous seruitude of thy father, and his sore yoke, that he put vpon vs, lighter, and we will serue thee. 5 And he sayde to them, Depart yet three dayes, then come againe vnto me. And the people departed. 6 And King Rehoboam tooke counsel with the olde men that had stande before Salomon his father, while hee yet liued, saying, What counsell giue ye that I may answere this people? 7 And they spake vnto him, saying, If thou be kinde to this people, and please them, and speake louing words to them, they will be thy seruants for euer. 8 But hee left the counsel of the ancient men that they had giuen him, and tooke counsell of the yong men that were brought vp with him, & waited on him. 9 And he sayd vnto them, What counsel giue ye, that we may answere this people, which haue spoken to mee, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put vpon vs, lighter? 10 And the yong men that were brought vp with him, spake vnto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answere the people that spake to thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heauie, but make thou it lighter for vs: thus shalt thou say vnto them, My least part shalbe bigger then my fathers loines.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
If thou be kind: 1 Kings 12:7, Proverbs 15:1
speak good: Genesis 49:21, 2 Samuel 15:2-6
Cross-References
Genesis 2:11
The name of one is Pishon: the same compasseth the whole land of Hauilah, where is golde.
The name of one is Pishon: the same compasseth the whole land of Hauilah, where is golde.
1 Kings 10:1
And the Queene of Sheba hearing ye fame of Salomon (concerning the Name of the Lord) came to proue him with hard questions.
And the Queene of Sheba hearing ye fame of Salomon (concerning the Name of the Lord) came to proue him with hard questions.
Psalms 72:10
The Kings of Tarshish & of the yles shall bring presents: the Kings of Sheba and Seba shall bring giftes.
The Kings of Tarshish & of the yles shall bring presents: the Kings of Sheba and Seba shall bring giftes.
Isaiah 21:13
The burden against Arabia. In the forest of Arabia shall yee tarie all night, euen in the waies of Dedanim.
The burden against Arabia. In the forest of Arabia shall yee tarie all night, euen in the waies of Dedanim.
Ezekiel 27:15
The men of Dedan were thy marchantes: and the marchandise of many yles were in thine handes: they brought thee for a present hornes, teeth, and peacockes.
The men of Dedan were thy marchantes: and the marchandise of many yles were in thine handes: they brought thee for a present hornes, teeth, and peacockes.
Ezekiel 27:22
The marchats of Sheba, and Raamah were thy marchantes: they occupied in thy faires with the chiefe of all spices, and with al precious stones and golde.
The marchats of Sheba, and Raamah were thy marchantes: they occupied in thy faires with the chiefe of all spices, and with al precious stones and golde.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The narrative of Kings (marginal reference) is repeated with only slight verbal differences.
