2 Chronicles 10:7

7 They said, "If you will be a servant to this people, be considerate of their needs and respond with compassion, work things out with them, they'll end up doing anything for you."

2 Chronicles 10:7 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 12:7

(See Gill on 1 Kings 12:7).

2 Chronicles 10:7 In-Context

5 "Give me," said Rehoboam, "three days to think it over; then come back." So the people left.

6 King Rehoboam talked it over with the elders who had advised his father when he was alive: "What's your counsel? How do you suggest that I answer the people?"

7 They said, "If you will be a servant to this people, be considerate of their needs and respond with compassion, work things out with them, they'll end up doing anything for you."

8 But he rejected the counsel of the elders and asked the young men he'd grown up with who were now currying his favor,

9 "What do you think? What should I say to these people who are saying, 'Give us a break from your father's harsh ways - lighten up on us'?"