1 Kings 12:7 - Tree of Life Version

⁷ They spoke to him, saying: “If you will be a servant to this people today, serving them, granting them their petition, and speaking favorably to 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.

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 harshly. He rejected the counsel the elders had given him,

1 Kings 12:8

But he rejected the counsel the elders had given him, instead consulting with the young men who grew up with him and stood before him.

Proverbs 15:1

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

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If a ruler’s spirit rises up against you, do not leave your post, for composure allays great offences.

Zechariah 1:13

Adonai answered the angel who was speaking to me with pleasant, comforting words.