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2 Chronicles 10:7

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5 And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days. And the people departed.

6 And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?

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.

8 But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.

9 And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon 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 soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

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  • Genesis 49:21

    Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.

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  • 1 Kings 12:7

    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.

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  • 2 Samuel 15:2–6

    And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

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