2 Chronicles 10:7 “They replied, “If you will be kind to these people and please them by…”

2 Chronicles 10:7

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.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

They spoke to him, saying, “If you are kind to these people, please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.”

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

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.

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.

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.'

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.

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Cross references

“If thou be kind”

Proverbs 15:1 1 Kings 12:7

Proverbs 15:1 · BSB

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

1 Kings 12:7 · BSB

They replied, “If you will be a servant to these people and serve them this day, and if you will respond by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”

“speak good”

Genesis 49:21 2 Samuel 15:2–6

Genesis 49:21 · BSB

Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.

2 Samuel 15:2–6 · BSB

He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out and ask, “What city are you from?” And if he repli…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked.

8But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him.

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