2 Chronicles 10 · Verse 7

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.
2 Chronicles 10:7, King James Version

2 Chronicles 10:7 in other translations

BSBThey replied, “If you will be kind to these people and please them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”
WEBThey spoke to him, saying, “If you are kind to these people, please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.”
ASVAnd 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.
YLTAnd 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.'
DARBYAnd 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.
BBEAnd 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.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does 2 Chronicles 10:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. 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.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

2 Chronicles 10:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְדַבְּר֨וּvay.da.be.Ruand they spokeH1696
אֵלָ֜יו'e.Lavto himH413
לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
אִם\־'im-ifH518
תִּֽהְיֶ֨הtih.Yehyou will becomeH1961
לְט֜וֹבle.Tov<into> goodH2896
לְהָעָ֤םle.ha.'Amto the peopleH5971
הַזֶּה֙ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
וּרְצִיתָ֔םu.re.tzi.Tamand you will be favorable to themH7521
וְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ve.di.bar.Taand you will speakH1696
אֲלֵהֶ֖ם'a.le.Hemto themH413
דְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimwordsH1697
טוֹבִ֑יםto.VimkindH2896
וְהָי֥וּve.ha.Yuand they will beH1961
לְךָ֛le.Khaof you
עֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimservantsH5650
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַיָּמִֽים\׃hai.ya.Mimthe daysH3117

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 10:7

  • Proverbs 15:1

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

  • Genesis 49:21

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

  • 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.

  • 2 Samuel 15:2-6

    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. And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice! And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
If thou be kind.
1Ki 12:7; Pr 15:1
speak good.
Ge 49:21; 2Sa 15:2-6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Chronicles 10:6

    And 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?

  • 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.

  • 2 Chronicles 10:8

    But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.

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2 Chronicles 10:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y ellos le hablaron, diciendo: Si te condujeres humanamente con este pueblo, y los agradares, y les hablares buenas palabras, ellos te servirán perpetuamente.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ils lui parlèrent, disant: Si tu es bon envers ce peuple, et si tu es affable envers eux, et si tu leur dis de bonnes paroles, ils seront tes serviteurs à toujours.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie redeten zu ihm und sprachen: Wenn du gegen dieses Volk gütig und ihnen gefällig bist und gütige Worte zu ihnen redest, so werden sie deine Knechte sein alle Tage.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Qui dixerunt ei: Si placueris populo huic, et leniveris eos verbis clementibus, servient tibi omni tempore.