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They spoke to him, saying, If you be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.
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Leadership is Service
The elders' advice reveals a timeless principle: true, lasting authority is built on service. Commentators note the parallel account in 1 Kings is even more direct, advising the king to 'become a servant to this people.' By being kind and gracious, a leader earns lasting loyalty, demonstrating that gentleness accomplishes what violence cannot.
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2 Chronicles
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The narrative from the book of Kings is repeated with only slight verbal differences.
19th Century
Anglican
If thou be kind to this people. —A free paraphrase of, “If today thou become a servant to this peop…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 1 Kings 12:7).
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Moderate counsels are wisest and best. Gentleness will do what violence will not do. Most people like to be addressed mildly. Good words cost only …
