Verse (Click for Chapter) 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." New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And they said to him: If thou please this people, and soothe them with kind words, they will be thy servants for ever. If thou be king 1 Kings 12:7 They said to him: If thou wilt yield to this people to day, and condescend to them, and grant their petition, and wilt speak gentle words to them, they will be thy servants always. Proverbs 15:1 A mild answer breaketh wrath: but a harsh word stirreth up fury. speak good Genesis 49:21 Nephthali, a hart let loose, and giving words of beauty. 2 Samuel 15:2-6 And Absalom rising up early stood by the entrance of the gate, and when any man had business to come to the king's judgment, Absalom called him to him, and said: Of what city art thou? He answered, and said: Thy servant is of such tribe of Israel. . . . Context Rebellion Against Rehoboam…6He took counsel with the ancients, who had stood before his father Solomon, while he yet lived, saying: What counsel give you to me, that I may answer the people? 7And they said to him: If thou please this people, and soothe them with kind words, they will be thy servants for ever.8But he forsook the counsel of the ancients, and began to treat with the young men, that had been brought up with him, and were in his train.… Cross References 1 Kings 12:7 They said to him: If thou wilt yield to this people to day, and condescend to them, and grant their petition, and wilt speak gentle words to them, they will be thy servants always. Proverbs 15:1 A mild answer breaketh wrath: but a harsh word stirreth up fury. Jump to Previous Always Favorable Forever Good Kind Please Pleased Servants Speak Wilt WordsJump to Next Always Favorable Forever Good Kind Please Pleased Servants Speak Wilt WordsLinks 2 Chronicles 10:7 NIV2 Chronicles 10:7 NLT 2 Chronicles 10:7 ESV 2 Chronicles 10:7 NASB 2 Chronicles 10:7 Bible Apps 2 Chronicles 10:7 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 10:7 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 10:7 French Bible 2 Chronicles 10:7 German Bible Alphabetical: a always and answer be favorable forever give good him If kind people please replied saying servants speak spoke them then these They this to will words you your OT History: 2 Chronicles 10:7 They spoke to him saying If you (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |