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1 Kings 12:7 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

7 They answered him, “If you will be a servant to this people today and serve them and speak good words to them when you answer them, then they will be your servants forever.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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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Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

7 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.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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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Common English Bible

7 “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.”

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Catholic Public Domain Version

7 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."

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Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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.

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1 Kings 12:7
9 Cross References  

The king answered the people harshly. He disregarded the advice that the older men had given him


But he disregarded the advice that the older men gave him and consulted with the young men who had grown up with him and now attended him.


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


If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your post, for calmness will undo great offenses.


Then the Lord replied with gracious and comforting words to the angel who spoke with me.


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