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

5And he said to them, Come again to me after three days. And the people departed. 6And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, How do ye advise to return answer to this people? And they spoke to 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. 8But he forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him, and consulted with the young men, who had grown up with him, that stood before him. 9And he said to them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me saying, Lighten the yoke which thy father put upon 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

• spokeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• beהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 10:7

• 1 Kings 12:7And they spoke to him saying, If this day thou wilt be a servant to this people, and wilt serve them and answer them and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.
• Proverbs 15:1A soft answer turneth away fury; but a grievous word stirreth up anger.
• Genesis 49:21Naphtali is a hind let loose; He giveth goodly words.
• 2 Samuel 15:2And Absalom rose early, and stood beside the way of the gate; and it was so, that when any man who had a controversy had to come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of 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