2 Chronicles 10:7
What does 2 Chronicles 10:7 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Chronicles 10:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And they said to him, If you are kind to this people, pleasing them and saying good words to them, then they will be your servants for ever.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And 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.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And they said to him: If thou please this people, and soothe them with kind words, they will be thy servants for ever.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And 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.
Context
v.6And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?
v.7This passage
v.8But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men that were grown up with him, that stood before him.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 15:1
A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.
- Genesis 49:21
Naphtali is a hind let loose: He giveth goodly words.
- 2 Samuel 15:2
And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that, when any man had a suit which should come 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.
- 1 Kings 12:7
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.