ESV: And they said to him, "If you will be good to this people and please them and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever."
NIV: They replied, "If you will be kind to these people and please them and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your servants."
NASB: They spoke to him, saying, 'If you are kind to this people and please them and speak pleasant words to them, then they will be your servants always.'
CSB: They replied, "If you will be kind to this people and please them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever."
NLT: The older counselors replied, 'If you are good to these people and do your best to please them and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your loyal subjects.'
KJV: And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.
NKJV: And they spoke to him, saying, “If you are kind to these people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be your servants forever.”
