2 Chronicles 10:7

2 Chronicles 10:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.
• New International Version (NIV)They replied, “If you will be kind to these people and please them and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your servants.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they said to him, "If you will be good to this people and please them and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they spoke to him, saying, “If you are kind to these people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be your servants forever.”

Context of 2 Chronicles 10:7

5Rehoboam replied, “Come back to me again in three days.” So the people departed. 6Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon [as advisers] while he was alive, asking, “What advice do you give me in answer to these people?” They answered him, saying, “If you are kind to these people and please them and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.” 8But the king rejected the advice which the elders gave him, and consulted with the young men who grew up with him and served him [as advisers]. 9He asked them, “What advice do you give to us regarding the answer to these people, who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke which your father put on us’? ”

2 Chronicles 10:7 word by word

וַיְדַבְּר֨וּ אֵלָ֜יו לֵאמֹ֗ר אִם־תִּֽהְיֶ֨ה לְט֜וֹב לְהָעָ֤ם הַזֶּה֙ וּרְצִיתָ֔ם וְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ אֲלֵהֶ֖ם דְּבָרִ֣ים טוֹבִ֑ים וְהָי֥וּ לְךָ֛ עֲבָדִ֖ים כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they spakeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto him, sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• If thou be kindטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• to this peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and pleaseרָצָהrâtsâh · to acceptH7521
• wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• to them, they will be thy servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• for everיוֹםyôm · day: alwaysH3117

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 10:7

• 1 Kings 12:7They spoke to him, saying, “If you will be a servant to this people today, and will serve them and grant their request, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.”
• Proverbs 15:1A soft and gentle and thoughtful answer turns away wrath, But harsh and painful and careless words stir up anger.
• Genesis 49:21“Naphtali is a doe let loose, [a swift warrior,] Which yields branched antlers (eloquent words).
• 2 Samuel 15:2He would get up early and stand beside the road to the gate [of the city, where court was held]; and when any man who had a dispute came to the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him, “From what city are you?” And he would say, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.”

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 10:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-11Verses 1-11 The narrative of Kings (marginal reference) is repeated with only slight verbal differences.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them--In the Book of Kings [1Ki 12:7], the words are, "If thou wilt be a servant unto this people, and wilt serve them." The meaning in both is the same, namely, If thou wilt make some reasonable concessions, redress their grievances, and restore their abridged liberties, thou wilt secure their strong and lasting attachment to thy person and government.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 10:7

• Candidate
• Rehoboam
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Advice
• Ease
• Israel, Kingdom of
• Adoniram
• Jeroboam
• Rehoboam

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings