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1 Kings 12:7
New International Version
1 Kings 12:7
New International Version
7 They replied, “If today you will be a servant to these people and serve them and give them a favorable answer,(A) they will always be your servants.”
1 Kings 12:7
New King James Version
1 Kings 12:7
New King James Version
7 And they spoke to him, saying, (A)“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.”
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1 Kings 12:7
English Standard Version
1 Kings 12:7
English Standard Version
7 And they said to 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.”
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1 Kings 12:7
New American Standard Bible
1 Kings 12:7
New American Standard Bible
7 Then they spoke to him, saying, “(A)If you will be a servant to this people today, and will serve them and [a]grant them their request, and speak pleasant words to them, then they will be your servants always.”
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- 1 Kings 12:7 Lit answer them
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