1 Kings 12:7 - The Scriptures 2009

And they spoke to him, saying, “If you are a servant to these people today, and shall serve them, and shall answer them and speak good words to them, then they shall be your servants all the days.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And they said to him, If you will be a servant to this people today and serve them and answer them with good words, they will be your servants forever.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

“If you will be a servant to this people by answering them and speaking good words today,” they replied, “then they will be your servants forever.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

They said to him, "If today you will obey and serve this people, and yield to their petition, and if you will speak lenient words to them, they will be your servants for all days."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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.

1 Kings 12:7 Cross References

1 Kings 12:13

But the sovereign answered the people harshly, and ignored the advice which the elders had given him,

1 Kings 12:8

But he ignored the advice the elders gave him, and consulted the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.

Proverbs 15:1

A soft answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up displeasure.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If the spirit of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your post, for calmness lays to rest great faults.

Zechariah 1:13

And יהוה answered the messenger who talked to me, good words, comforting words.