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 answered them, ‘Go away for three days. Then come back to me.’ So the people went away. 6Then King Rehoboam went to talk to the older advisors who had served his father Solomon. He asked them, ‘What answer should I give to these people?’ They replied, ‘If you agree to be kind to these people and help them, they will always serve you as their king. So do what they are asking you to do.’ 8But Rehoboam did not agree with their advice. Instead he talked to some younger men. They had been his friends since they were young and now they were his advisors. 9He asked them, ‘What do you think that I should say to these people? They want me to make their work easier.’

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 12:7The old men said to him, ‘If you agree to help these people today, they will always serve you as their king. So do what they are asking you to do.’
• Proverbs 15:1If you answer people in a kind way, it stops them being angry. But if you say cruel things, it makes people angry.
• Genesis 49:21Naphtali is like a deer that runs freely and gives birth to beautiful babies.
• 2 Samuel 15:2Every day, he got up early in the morning. Then he went to stand at the side of the road near the city's gate. He called out to anyone who was bringing a problem for the king to judge. He would ask them, ‘Which town have you come from?’ Then the man would tell Absalom which tribe of Israel he belonged to.

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