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the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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New Century Version
2 Chronicles 10:7
They answered, "Be kind to these people. If you please them and give them a kind answer, they will serve you always."
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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 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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
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.
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.
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 Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all the Israelites had gone to make him king. 2 Jeroboam son of Nebat was in Egypt, where he had gone to escape from King Solomon. When Jeroboam heard about Rehoboam being made king, he returned from Egypt. 3 After the people sent for him, he and the people went to Rehoboam and said to him, 4 "Your father forced us to work very hard. Now, make it easier for us, and don't make us work as he did. Then we will serve you." 5 Rehoboam answered, "Come back to me in three days." So the people left. 6 King Rehoboam asked the elders who had advised Solomon during his lifetime, "How do you think I should answer these people?" 7 They answered, "Be kind to these people. If you please them and give them a kind answer, they will serve you always." 8 But Rehoboam rejected this advice. Instead, he asked the young men who had grown up with him and who served as his advisers. 9 Rehoboam asked them, "What is your advice? How should we answer these people who said, ‘Don't make us work as hard as your father did'?" 10 The young men who had grown up with him answered, "The people said to you, ‘Your father forced us to work very hard. Now make our work easier.' You should tell them, ‘My little finger is bigger than my father's legs.
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 first river, named Pishon, flows around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.
The first river, named Pishon, flows around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.
1 Kings 10:1
When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, she came to test him with hard questions.
When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, she came to test him with hard questions.
Psalms 72:10
Let the kings of Tarshish and the faraway lands bring him gifts. Let the kings of Sheba and Seba bring their presents to him.
Let the kings of Tarshish and the faraway lands bring him gifts. Let the kings of Sheba and Seba bring their presents to him.
Isaiah 21:13
This is a message about Arabia: A group of traders from Dedan spent the night near some trees in Arabia.
This is a message about Arabia: A group of traders from Dedan spent the night near some trees in Arabia.
Ezekiel 27:15
"‘People of Rhodes became merchants for you, selling your goods on many coastlands. They brought back ivory tusks and valuable black wood as your payment.
"‘People of Rhodes became merchants for you, selling your goods on many coastlands. They brought back ivory tusks and valuable black wood as your payment.
Ezekiel 27:22
"‘The merchants of Sheba and Raamah became merchants for you. They traded your goods for all the best spices, valuable gems, and gold.
"‘The merchants of Sheba and Raamah became merchants for you. They traded your goods for all the best spices, valuable gems, and gold.
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.
