1 Kings 12:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“They replied, “If you will be a servant to these people and serve them this day, and if you will respond by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.””
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“They replied, “If you will be a servant to these people and serve them this day, and if you will respond by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And they speak unto him, saying, `If, to-day, thou art servant to this people, and hast served them, and answered them, and spoken unto them good words, then they have been to thee servants all the days.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Kings 12:7 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 15:3Absalom would say, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king has no deputy to hear you.”
- 1 Kings 12:13And the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the elders
- 2 Chronicles 10:6Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked.
- 2 Chronicles 10:7They replied, “If you will be kind to these people and please them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”
- Proverbs 15:1A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
- Ecclesiastes 10:4If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.
- Zechariah 1:13So the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who was speaking with me.
- Mark 10:43But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
- Philippians 2:7but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.
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