What Does 1 Kings 12:7 Mean?

“And they spake”

perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

near, with or among; often in general, to

“unto him saying”

to say (used with great latitude)

used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not

“for ever”

a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

“If thou wilt be a servant”

a servant

“unto this people”

a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that

“and wilt serve”

to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc

“them and answer”

properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,

“And they spake”

perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

near, with or among; often in general, to

“words”

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

“good”

good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

“If thou wilt be a servant”

a servant

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“for ever”

a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso