Cross References And they said to him: If thou please this people, and soothe them with kind words, they will be thy servants for ever. 1 Kings 12:7 They said to him: If thou wilt yield to this people to day, and condescend to them, and grant their petition, and wilt speak gentle words to them, they will be thy servants always. Proverbs 15:1 A mild answer breaketh wrath: but a harsh word stirreth up fury. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And they said to him: If thou please this people, and soothe them with kind words, they will be thy servants for ever. If thou be king 1 Kings 12:7 They said to him: If thou wilt yield to this people to day, and condescend to them, and grant their petition, and wilt speak gentle words to them, they will be thy servants always. Proverbs 15:1 A mild answer breaketh wrath: but a harsh word stirreth up fury. speak good Genesis 49:21 Nephthali, a hart let loose, and giving words of beauty. 2 Samuel 15:2-6 And Absalom rising up early stood by the entrance of the gate, and when any man had business to come to the king's judgment, Absalom called him to him, and said: Of what city art thou? He answered, and said: Thy servant is of such tribe of Israel. . . . Context Rebellion Against Rehoboam…6He took counsel with the ancients, who had stood before his father Solomon, while he yet lived, saying: What counsel give you to me, that I may answer the people? 7And they said to him: If thou please this people, and soothe them with kind words, they will be thy servants for ever.8But he forsook the counsel of the ancients, and began to treat with the young men, that had been brought up with him, and were in his train.… Lexicon They replied,וַיְדַבְּר֨וּ (way·ḏab·bə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue “If אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not you will be תִּֽהְיֶ֨ה (tih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be kind לְט֜וֹב (lə·ṭō·wḇ) Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good to these הַזֶּה֙ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that people לְהָעָ֤ם (lə·hā·‘ām) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock and please them וּרְצִיתָ֔ם (ū·rə·ṣî·ṯām) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7521: To be pleased with, to satisfy a, debt by speaking וְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ (wə·ḏib·bar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue kind טוֹבִ֑ים (ṭō·w·ḇîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good words דְּבָרִ֣ים (də·ḇā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause to them, אֵלָ֜יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to they will be וְהָי֥וּ (wə·hā·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be your servants עֲבָדִ֖ים (‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant forever.” כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every Additional Translations They replied, “If you will be kind to these people and please them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”And they spoke to him, saying, If you be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be your servants for ever. And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever. And they spoke to him, saying, If thou wouldest this day befriend this people, and be kind to them, and speak to them good words, then will they be thy servants for ever. 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. And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants forever. And they spoke to him, saying, If thou wilt be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever. They spoke to him, saying, "If you are kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever." And they speak unto him, saying, 'If thou dost become good to this people, and hast been pleased with them, and spoken unto them good words, then they have been to thee servants all the days.' Jump to Previous Always Favorable Forever Good Kind Please Pleased Servants Speak Wilt WordsJump to Next Always Favorable Forever Good Kind Please Pleased Servants Speak Wilt WordsLinks 2 Chronicles 10:7 NIV2 Chronicles 10:7 NLT 2 Chronicles 10:7 ESV 2 Chronicles 10:7 NASB 2 Chronicles 10:7 KJV 2 Chronicles 10:7 Bible Apps 2 Chronicles 10:7 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 10:7 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 10:7 French Bible 2 Chronicles 10:7 German Bible Alphabetical: a always and answer be favorable forever give good him If kind people please replied saying servants speak spoke them then these They this to will words you your OT History: 2 Chronicles 10:7 They spoke to him saying If you (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |