1 Kings 12:7
1 Kings 12:7 — The New International Version (NIV)
7 They replied, “If today you will be a servant to these people and serve them and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your servants.”
1 Kings 12:7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
1 Kings 12:7 — New Living Translation (NLT)
7 The older counselors replied, “If you are willing to be a servant to these people today and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your loyal subjects.”
1 Kings 12:7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
7 And they spoke to him, saying, “If you will be a servant to these people today, and serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.”
1 Kings 12:7 — New Century Version (NCV)
7 They said, “You should be like a servant to them today. If you serve them and give them a kind answer, they will serve you always.”
1 Kings 12:7 — American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
1 Kings 12:7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
7 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 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
7 They told him, “If you will serve these people today, humble yourself, and speak gently, then they will always be your servants.”
1 Kings 12:7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
7 They replied, “Today if you will be a servant to these people and serve them, and if you respond to them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”
1 Kings 12:7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
7 They answered him, “If you will be a servant to this people today and serve them, and speak good words to them when you answer them, then they will be your servants forever.”
1 Kings 12:7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
7 They said to him, “If you will be a servant today to this people, then you will serve them; and if you answer them and speak good words to them, they will always be your servants.”
1 Kings 12:7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
7 They replied, “Serve them today. Give them what they are asking for. Then they’ll always serve you.”
1 Kings 12:7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
7 Then they spoke to him, saying, “If you will be a servant to this people today, and will serve them and grant them their petition, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.”