2 Chronicles 10:7

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.

And they spake {H1696} unto him, saying {H559}, If thou be kind {H2896} to this people {H5971}, and please {H7521} them, and speak {H1696} good {H2896} words {H1697} to them, they will be thy servants {H5650} for ever {H3117}.

They said to him, "If you will treat these people kindly, pleasing them and giving them favorable consideration, they will be your servants forever."

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 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.

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Cross-References

  • Proverbs 15:1 (5 votes)

    ¶ A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

  • 1 Kings 12:7 (3 votes)

    And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.

  • Genesis 49:21 (2 votes)

    Naphtali [is] a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.

  • 2 Samuel 15:2 (2 votes)

    And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was [so], that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city [art] thou? And he said, Thy servant [is] of one of the tribes of Israel.

  • 2 Samuel 15:6 (2 votes)

    And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.