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 Y él les dijo: Idos, y de aquí á tres días volved á mí. Y el pueblo se fué.
6 Entonces el rey Roboam tomó consejo con los ancianos que habían estado delante de Salomón su padre cuando vivía, y dijo: ¿Cómo aconsejáis vosotros que responda á este pueblo?
7 Y ellos le hablaron, diciendo: Si tú fueres hoy siervo de este pueblo, y lo sirvieres, y respondiéndole buenas palabras les hablares, ellos te servirán para siempre.
8 Mas él, dejado el consejo de los viejos que ellos le habían dado, tomó consejo con los mancebos que se habían criado con él, y estaban delante de él.
9 Y díjoles: ¿Cómo aconsejáis vosotros que respondamos á este pueblo, que me ha hablado, diciendo: Disminuye [algo] del yugo que tu padre puso sobre nosotros?
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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