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

5He said to them, “Go away for three days, then return to me.” So the people went away. 6King Rehoboam consulted with the older advisers who had served his father Solomon when he had been alive. He asked them, “How do you advise me to answer these people?” They said to him, “If you are fair to these people, grant their request, and are cordial to them, they will be your servants from this time forward.” 8But Rehoboam rejected their advice and consulted the young advisers who served him, with whom he had grown up. 9He asked them, “How do you advise me to respond to these people who said to me, ‘Lessen the demands your father placed 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 said to him, “Today if you show a willingness to help these people and grant their request, they will be your servants from this time forward.”
• Proverbs 15:1A gentle response turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.
• Genesis 49:21Naphtali is a free running doe, he speaks delightful words.
• 2 Samuel 15:2Now Absalom used to get up early and stand beside the road that led to the city gate. Whenever anyone came by who had a complaint to bring to the king for arbitration, Absalom would call out to him, “What city are you from?” The person would answer, “I, your servant, am 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