1 Kings 12:7 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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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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.

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.

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.

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.”

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."

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.

1 Kings 12:7 Cross References

1 Kings 12:13

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him;

1 Kings 12:8

But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men that were grown up with him, that stood before him.

Proverbs 15:1

A soft answer turneth away wrath: But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding allayeth great offences.

Zechariah 1:13

And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me with good words, even comfortable words.