2 Samuel 2:7

Now then, let your hands be strong; be courageous for Saul your master is dead, and the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.”

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Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.

In Context

6Now may Yahweh show you covenantal loyalty and faithfulness. I also will show you this goodness because you have done this thing.

8But Abner son of Ner, commander of Saul's army, took Ishbosheth son of Saul and brought him to Mahanaim.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 4:9Take courage, and be men, you Philistines, or you will become slaves to the Hebrews, as they have been slaves to you. Be men, and fight.”

1 Samuel 31:12all the fighting men arose and went all night and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth Shan. They went to Jabesh and burned them there.

2 Samuel 10:12Be strong, and let us show ourselves to be strong for our people and for the cities of our God, for Yahweh will do what is good for his purpose.”

1 Corinthians 16:13Be watchful, stand fast in the faith, act like men, be strong.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 2:2-8

David Made King at Hebron. ( b. c. 1053.) 1 And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the Lord , saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the Lord said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron. 2 So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite. 3 And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron. 4 And the men… Read the whole commentary →

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