2 Chronicles 32:7

Fear Courage and strength Strength and help in weakness God's presence

⁵ Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields.

⁶ Hezekiah appointed military commanders over the people and gathered the people in the square of the city gate. Then he encouraged them, saying,

“Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged before the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater One with us than with him.

⁸ With him is only the arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles.” So the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

⁹ Later, as Sennacherib king of Assyria and all his forces besieged Lachish, he sent his servants to Jerusalem with a message for King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of Judah who were in Jerusalem:

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: “Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged before the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater One with us than with him.
KJV: Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him:
WEB: “Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or dismayed because of the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude who is with him; for there is a greater one with us than with him.
ASV: Be strong and of good courage, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him; for there is a greater with us than with him:
DARBY: Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him; for there are more with us than with him:
BLB: “Be strong and be courageous! Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed from before the king of Assyria, and from before all the multitude that [is] with him, for more [are] with us than with him.

ÅB: Vær frimodige og sterke, frykt ikke og reddes ikke for kongen i Assyria og hele den hær han har med seg! For med oss er der en større enn der er med ham;
OTB: "Vær sterke og modige. Vær ikke redde eller motløse på grunn av kongen av Assyria eller på grunn av hele den mengden som er med ham; for den som er med oss er større enn den som er med ham.
B1930: Vær frimodige og sterke, frykt ikke og reddes ikke for kongen i Assyria og hele den hær han har med sig! For med oss er der en større enn der er med ham;

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2 Kings 6:16
“Do not be afraid,” Elisha answered, “for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”
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Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
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Ephesians 6:10
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
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1 John 4:4
You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
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2 Chronicles 20:15
And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God.
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2 Kings 18:30
Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD when he says, ‘The LORD will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’
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Daniel 10:19
“Do not be afraid, you who are highly precious,” he said. “Peace be with you! Be strong now; be very strong!” As he spoke with me, I was strengthened and said, “Speak, my lord, for you have strengthened me.”
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1 Chronicles 28:20
David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will neither fail you nor forsake you before all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished.
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