2 Chronicles 10:7

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They replied, "If you are kind to these people, please them, and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your servants."

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  • Prov 15:1 : 1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
  • 1 Kgs 12:7 : 7 They replied, "If you will serve these people today and grant their request, speaking kind words to them, they will always be your servants."
  • Gen 49:21 : 21 Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful words.
  • 2 Sam 15:2-6 : 2 Absalom would rise early and stand beside the road to the gate. Whenever a man came with a dispute to bring before the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him and ask, 'Which city are you from?' And the man would answer, 'Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.' 3 Then Absalom would say to him, 'Look, your claims are good and valid, but there is no one appointed by the king to hear you.' 4 And Absalom would add, 'If only I were appointed judge in the land, then every man who has a dispute or case could come to me, and I would ensure he receives justice.' 5 Whenever a man approached to bow down to him, Absalom would reach out, take hold of him, and kiss him. 6 Absalom behaved in this way toward all the Israelites who came to the king for judgment, and he stole the hearts of the people of Israel.

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  • 1 Kgs 12:3-10
    8 verses
    94%

    3They sent for him, and Jeroboam and the entire assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam.

    4They said to him, "Your father made our yoke heavy. Now lighten the harsh labor and the heavy yoke he placed on us, and we will serve you."

    5Rehoboam replied, "Come back to me in three days," so the people departed.

    6Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who had served his father Solomon while he was alive. He asked, "How do you advise me to answer these people?"

    7They replied, "If you will serve these people today and grant their request, speaking kind words to them, they will always be your servants."

    8But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders who had counseled him and instead consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him.

    9He asked them, "What is your advice? How should we reply to these people who have said to me, 'Lighten the yoke your father has put on us'?"

    10The young men who had grown up with him replied, "Here is what you should tell these people who have said to you, 'Your father made our yoke heavy; now lighten it for us': Tell them, 'My little finger is thicker than my father's waist.

  • 2 Chr 10:3-6
    4 verses
    79%

    3So they sent for Jeroboam, and he came with all Israel. Together, they spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

    4"Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now lighten the harsh labor and the heavy yoke your father placed on us, and we will serve you."

    5Rehoboam answered, "Come back to me in three days." So the people went away.

    6Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime, asking, "How would you advise me to answer these people?"

  • 2 Chr 10:12-15
    4 verses
    72%

    12On the third day, Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, as the king had said, "Come back to me in three days."

    13The king answered them harshly. Rejecting the advice of the elders,

    14he followed the advice of the young men and said, "My father made your yoke heavy; I will make it even heavier. My father disciplined you with whips; I will discipline you with scorpions."

    15So the king did not listen to the people, for this turn of events was from God, to fulfill the word the Lord had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

  • 2 Chr 10:8-10
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    71%

    8But Rehoboam rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him.

    9He asked them, "What is your advice? How should we answer these people who say to me, 'Lighten the yoke your father put on us'?"

    10The young men who had grown up with him replied, "Tell these people who have said to you, 'Your father made our yoke heavy; now make it lighter': 'My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist.'

  • Job 36:11
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    11If they listen and serve Him, they will complete their days in prosperity and their years in pleasure.

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    8How happy your people must be! How blessed your officials, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!

  • 1 Kgs 12:12-14
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    12Three days later, Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, as the king had instructed them, saying, "Come back to me on the third day."

    13But the king answered the people harshly, rejecting the advice given to him by the elders.

    14He said to them, "My father made your yoke heavy; I will make it even heavier. My father disciplined you with whips; I will discipline you with scorpions."

  • 1 Kgs 12:27
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    27If these people go up to worship at the temple of the LORD in Jerusalem, they will again give their allegiance to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah. They will kill me and return to King Rehoboam of Judah.

  • 2 Chr 12:8
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    8However, they will become his servants, so that they may learn the difference between serving me and serving the kings of other lands."

  • 2 Chr 11:3
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    3“Say to Rehoboam, son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin,

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    14If you fear the LORD, serve Him, obey His voice, and do not rebel against His command, then both you and the king who reigns over you will follow the LORD your God.

  • 2 Chr 9:7
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    7How blessed are your men, and how blessed are these servants who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!

  • Deut 20:11
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    11If it accepts your offer of peace and opens its gates to you, then all the people found in it shall serve you and work for you.

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    7I will establish his kingdom forever if he is resolute in keeping My commandments and ordinances, as he is doing today.’

  • 1 Sam 8:9
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    9Now then, listen to them, but warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will demand.'

  • 1 Kgs 12:23
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    23"Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah, to all Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people,

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    68%

    7If he says, 'Good,' it will mean peace for your servant. But if he is very angry, know that he has determined harm.

  • Gen 44:7
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    7But they replied to him, "Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!

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    17He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.

  • 1 Kgs 3:14
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    14If you walk in my ways, keeping my statutes and commandments as your father David did, then I will prolong your days.

  • 2 Sam 19:7
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    7You love those who hate you and hate those who love you. You have made it clear today that commanders and servants mean nothing to you. I can see that if Absalom were alive today and all of us were dead, it would have pleased you.

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    35Even while they were in their kingdom, enjoying Your abundant goodness and the spacious, fertile land You gave them, they did not serve You or turn from their evil deeds.

  • 1 Kgs 3:6
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    6Solomon replied, "You have shown great lovingkindness to your servant, my father David, because he walked before you in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. You have continued this great kindness to him by giving him a son to sit on his throne this day."

  • 2 Sam 15:34
    67%

    34'But if you return to the city and say to Absalom, “Your servant will serve you, O king; I was your father’s servant in the past, but now I will be your servant,” then you can thwart Ahithophel’s advice for me.'

  • Neh 1:10
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    10They are your servants and your people, whom you redeemed by your great strength and your mighty hand.

  • Ezek 33:31-32
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    31They come to you as people come, and they sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. With their mouths they express love, but their hearts pursue unjust gain.

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