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2 Chronicles 10:7

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5 Rehoboam answered, “Come back to me in three days.” 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 kind to these people and please them 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 kind to these people and please them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”
KJV
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.
WEB
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.”
ASV
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
And they spoke to him, saying, “If you are kind to this people, and please them and speak to them good words, they will be to you servants all the days.”
ÅB
De svarte ham: Hvis du vil vise deg vennlig mot dette folk og er nådig mot dem og gir dem gode ord, så vil de være dine tjenere for alle tider.
OTB
De talte til ham og sa: “Hvis du vil være vennlig mot dette folket og glede dem og tale vennlige ord til dem, så vil de alltid være dine tjenere.”
B1930
De svarte ham: Hvis du vil vise dig vennlig mot dette folk og er nådig mot dem og gir dem gode ord, så vil de være dine tjenere for alle tider.

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 15:1

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

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  • Genesis 49:21

    Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.

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  • 1 Kings 12:7

    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.”

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  • 2 Samuel 15:2–6

    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 replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”

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