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.
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)The older counselors replied, “If you are good to these people and do your best to please them and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your loyal subjects.”

Context of 2 Chronicles 10:7

5Rehoboam answered, “Come back to me in three days.” So the people went away. 6Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How would you advise me to answer these people?” he asked. 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.” 8But Rehoboam rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him. 9He asked them, “What is your advice? How should we answer these people who say to me, ‘Lighten the yoke 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 replied, “If today you will be a servant to these people and serve them and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your servants.”
• Proverbs 15:1A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
• Genesis 49:21“Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.
• 2 Samuel 15:2He would get up early and stand by the side of the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone came with a complaint to be placed before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out to him, “What town are you from?” He would answer, “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