1 Kings 12:7

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And they said to him, If you will be a servant to this people today, caring for them and giving them a gentle answer, then they will be your servants for ever.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 15:1 : 1 By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.
  • Eccl 10:4 : 4 If the wrath of the ruler is against you, keep in your place; in him who keeps quiet even great sins may be overlooked.
  • Zech 1:13 : 13 And the Lord gave an answer in good and comforting words to the angel who was talking to me.
  • Mark 10:43-44 : 43 But it is not so among you: but whoever has a desire to become great among you, let him be your servant: 44 And whoever has a desire to be first among you, let him be servant of all.
  • Phil 2:7-9 : 7 But he made himself as nothing, taking the form of a servant, being made like men; 8 And being seen in form as a man, he took the lowest place, and let himself be put to death, even the death of the cross. 9 For this reason God has put him in the highest place and has given to him the name which is greater than every name; 10 So that at the name of Jesus every knee may be bent, of those in heaven and those on earth and those in the underworld, 11 And that every tongue may give witness that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
  • 2 Sam 15:3-6 : 3 And Absalom would say to him, See, your cause is true and right; but no man has been named by the king to give you a hearing. 4 And more than this, Absalom said, If only I was made judge in the land, so that every man who has any cause or question might come to me, and I would give a right decision for him! 5 And if any man came near to give him honour, he took him by the hand and gave him a kiss. 6 And this Absalom did to everyone in Israel who came to the king to have his cause judged: so Absalom, like a thief, took away the hearts of the men of Israel.
  • 1 Kgs 12:13 : 13 And the king gave them a rough answer, giving no attention to the suggestion of the old men;
  • 2 Chr 10:6-7 : 6 Then King Rehoboam took the opinion of the old men who had been with Solomon his father when he was living, and said, In your opinion, what answer am I to give to this people? 7 And 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Chr 10:3-7
    5 verses
    94%

    3 And they sent for him; and Jeroboam and all Israel came to Rehoboam and said,

    4 Your father put a hard yoke on us: if you will make the conditions under which your father kept us down less cruel, and the weight of the yoke he put on us less hard, then we will be your servants.

    5 And he said to them, Come to me again after three days. So the people went away.

    6 Then King Rehoboam took the opinion of the old men who had been with Solomon his father when he was living, and said, In your opinion, what answer am I to give to this people?

    7 And 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.

  • 1 Kgs 12:3-6
    4 verses
    78%

    3 And all the men of Israel came to Rehoboam and said,

    4 Your father put a hard yoke on us: if you will make the conditions under which your father kept us down less cruel, and the weight of the yoke he put on us less hard, then we will be your servants.

    5 And he said to them, Go away for three days and then come back to me again. So the people went away.

    6 Then King Rehoboam took the opinion of the old men who had been with Solomon his father when he was living, and said, In your opinion, what answer am I to give to this people?

  • 2 Chr 12:8
    75%

    8 But still they will become his servants, so that they may see how different my yoke is from the yoke of the kingdoms of the lands.

  • 1 Sam 12:14-15
    2 verses
    75%

    14 If in the fear of the Lord you are his servants, hearing his voice and not going against the orders of the Lord, but being true to the Lord your God, you and the king ruling over you, then all will be well:

    15 But if you do not give ear to the voice of the Lord, but go against his orders, then the hand of the Lord will be against you and against your king for your destruction, as it was against your fathers.

  • 1 Kgs 12:27
    74%

    27 If the people go up to make offerings in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, their heart will be turned again to their lord, to Rehoboam, king of Judah; and they will put me to death and go back to Rehoboam, king of Judah.

  • 1 Kgs 12:8-10
    3 verses
    74%

    8 But he gave no attention to the opinion of the old men, and went to the young men of his generation who were waiting before him:

    9 And said to them, What is your opinion? What answer are we to give to this people who have said to me, Make less the weight of the yoke which your father put on us?

    10 And the young men of his generation said to him, This is the answer to give to the people who came to you saying, Your father put a hard yoke on us; will you make it less? say to them, My little finger is thicker than my father's body;

  • 1 Kgs 12:12-14
    3 verses
    73%

    12 So all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had given orders, saying, Come back to me the third day.

    13 And the king gave them a rough answer, giving no attention to the suggestion of the old men;

    14 But giving them the answer put forward by the young men, saying, My father made your yoke hard, but I will make it harder; my father gave you punishment with whips, but I will give it with snakes.

  • Job 36:11
    73%

    11 If they give ear to his voice, and do his word, then he gives them long life, and years full of pleasure.

  • Deut 20:11
    72%

    11 And if it gives you back an answer of peace, opening its doors to you, then all the people in it may be put to forced work as your servants.

  • 2 Chr 10:12-14
    3 verses
    72%

    12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had given orders, saying, Come to me again on the third day.

    13 And the king gave them a rough answer. So King Rehoboam gave no attention to the suggestion of the old men,

    14 But gave them the answer put forward by the young men, saying, My father made your yoke hard, but I will make it harder; my father gave you punishment with whips, but I will give it with snakes.

  • 2 Chr 11:3
    71%

    3 Say to Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin,

  • 1 Chr 28:7
    71%

    7 I will keep his kingdom in its place for ever, if he is strong at all times to do my orders and keep my rules, as at this day.

  • 1 Kgs 12:23
    71%

    23 Say to Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the men of Judah and Benjamin and the rest of the people:

  • 2 Chr 10:9
    71%

    9 And he said to them, What is your opinion? What answer are we to give to this people who have said to me, Make less the weight of the yoke which your father put on us?

  • 1 Kgs 10:8
    70%

    8 Happy are your wives, happy are these your servants whose place is ever before you, hearing your words of wisdom.

  • 2 Sam 19:7
    70%

    7 So get up now, and go out and say some kind words to your servants; for, by the Lord, I give you my oath, that if you do not go out, not one of them will keep with you tonight; and that will be worse for you than all the evil which has overtaken you from your earliest years.

  • Neh 9:36
    70%

    36 Now, today, we are servants, and as for the land which you gave to our fathers, so that the produce of it and the good might be theirs, see, we are servants in it:

  • 2 Chr 9:7
    69%

    7 Happy are your wives and happy these your servants whose place is ever before you, hearing your words of wisdom.

  • 2 Chr 7:19
    69%

    19 But if you are turned away from me, and do not keep my orders and my laws which I have put before you, but go and make yourselves servants to other gods, giving them worship:

  • 2 Sam 15:34
    69%

    34 But if you go back to the town and say to Absalom, I will be your servant, O king; as in the past I have been your father's servant, so now I will be yours: then you will be able to keep Ahithophel's designs against me from being put into effect.

  • 1 Sam 20:7
    69%

    7 If he says, It is well, your servant will be at peace: but if he is angry, then it will be clear to you that he has an evil purpose in mind against me.

  • Gen 44:7
    69%

    7 And they said to him, Why does my lord say such words as these? far be it from your servants to do such a thing:

  • 1 Sam 8:9
    69%

    9 Give ear now to their voice: but make a serious protest to them, and give them a picture of the sort of king who will be their ruler.

  • 1 Sam 8:17
    69%

    17 He will take a tenth of your sheep: and you will be his servants.

  • Deut 15:16-17
    2 verses
    69%

    16 But if he says to you, I have no desire to go away from you; because you and your family are dear to him and he is happy with you;

    17 Then take a sharp-pointed instrument, driving it through his ear into the door, and he will be your servant for ever. And you may do the same for your servant-girl.

  • Jer 27:12
    69%

    12 And I said all this to Zedekiah, king of Judah, saying, Put your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon and become his servants and his people, so that you may keep your lives.

  • Job 41:4
    68%

    4 Who has ever taken off his outer skin? who may come inside his inner coat of iron?

  • 2 Sam 7:25
    68%

    25 And now, O Lord God, may the word which you have said about your servant and about his family, be made certain for ever, and may you do as you have said!

  • 1 Kgs 11:38
    68%

    38 And if you give attention to the orders I give you, walking in my ways and doing what is right in my eyes and keeping my laws and my orders as David my servant did; then I will be with you, building up for you a safe house, as I did for David, and I will give Israel to you.

  • Eph 6:7
    68%

    7 Doing your work readily, as to the Lord, and not to men:

  • 1 Sam 12:25
    68%

    25 But if you still do evil, destruction will overtake you and your king.

  • 2 Chr 7:17
    68%

    17 And as for you, if you will go on your way before me as David your father did, doing whatever I have given you orders to do and keeping my laws and my decisions:

  • 1 Kgs 9:6
    68%

    6 But if you are turned from my ways, you or your children, and do not keep my orders and my laws which I have put before you, but go and make yourselves servants to other gods and give them worship:

  • Dan 2:7
    68%

    7 A second time they said in answer, Let the king give his servants an account of his dream, and we will make clear the sense.

  • 1 Chr 28:21
    68%

    21 And see, there are the divisions of the priests and Levites for all the work of the house of God; and every trained and expert workman will be ready to do for you whatever is needed; and the captains and the people will be under your orders in everything.