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1 Kings 12:7

Serving othersHumilityWisdomAuthority and leadership

5 Rehoboam answered, “Go away for three days and then return to me.” So the people departed.

6 Then 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.

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.”

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

9 He asked them, “What message do you advise that we send back to these people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us’?”

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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.”
KJV
And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.
WEB
They replied, “If you will be a servant to this people today, and will serve them, and answer them with good words, then they will be your servants forever.”
ASV
And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.
DARBY
And they spoke to him saying, If this day thou wilt be a servant to this people, and wilt serve them and answer them and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.
BLB
And they spoke to him, saying, “If today you will be a servant to this people, and serve them and answer them, and speak to them good words, then they will be servants to you all the days.”
ÅB
De svarte ham: Hvis du idag lyder dette folk og retter deg etter dem og gir dem gode ord til svar, så vil de være dine tjenere for alle tider.
OTB
De talte til ham og sa: "Hvis du vil være en tjener for dette folket i dag, og tjene dem og gi dem deres ønske og tale vennlige ord til dem, da vil de være dine tjenere for alltid."
B1930
De svarte ham: Hvis du idag lyder dette folk og retter dig efter dem og gir dem gode ord til svar, så vil de være dine tjenere for alle tider.

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