1 Kings 12:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Kings 12:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 12:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 12:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They replied, “If you will be a servant to this people today, and will serve them, and answer them with good words, then they will be your servants forever.””
1 Kings 12:7 — World English Bible
1 Kings 12:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
1 Kings 12:7 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 12:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.'”
1 Kings 12:7 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 12:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they spoke to him saying, If this day thou wilt be a servant to this people, and wilt serve them and answer them and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever. ”
1 Kings 12:7 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 12:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And they spake vnto him, saying, If thou be a seruant vnto this people this day, and serue them, and answere them, and speake kinde wordes to them, they will be thy seruants for euer.”
1 Kings 12:7 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 12:7 in Context — 1 Kings 12
5 And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.
6 And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?
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.
8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:
9 And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?
What Does 1 Kings 12:7 Mean?
1 Kings 12:7 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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