2 Chronicles 10:7They spoke to him, saying, "If you are kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever."
The setting
Jerusalem, Israel, ~930 BC. The palace throne room. King Rehoboam's advisors desperately try to prevent civil war as tribal leaders demand relief from heavy taxes and forced labor...
The emotion here: desperate wisdom from experience
The original word
ṭôḇ (טוֹב) — good, pleasant, beneficial - not just nice words but genuinely beneficial policies
Why it matters
These elders had served Solomon for 40 years and witnessed the growing resentment over forced labor projects
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 10:7
This wasn't about being 'nice' - it was about preventing the nation from splitting in half
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about being a pushover leader, but the elders were warning that harsh leadership would literally destroy the kingdom - and they were right.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 10:7 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 10:7 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to elders. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is tender. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include kindness, servant leadership, loyalty. Notable phrases: if you are kind to this people; they will be your servants forever. This verse contains a promise of God.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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