1 Kings 12:7 - Modern English Version

⁷ And they spoke to him, saying, “If you will be a servant to this people this day and will serve them and answer them and speak kind words to them, 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.

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."

1 Kings 12:7 Tagairtí Cros

1 Kings 12:13

The king answered the people roughly and forsook the counsel the old men gave him,

1 Kings 12:8

But he rejected the advice that the old men gave him and consulted with the young men who grew up with him and who stood before him,

Proverbs 15:1

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

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If the angry spirit of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your position, for calmness pacifies great offenses.

Zechariah 1:13

And the Lord answered the angel speaking to me with good and comforting words.