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2 Samuel 2:7

JudahSaul
Courage and strengthStrength and help in weaknessFaith

5 And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.

6 And now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.

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.

8 But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;

9 And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.

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BSB
Now then, be strong and courageous, for though Saul your lord is dead, the house of Judah has anointed me as their king.”
KJV
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.
WEB
Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.”
ASV
Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be ye valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.
DARBY
And now let your hands be strong, and be ye valiant; for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.
BLB
And now let your⁺ hands be strengthened and become sons of valor, for your⁺ master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.”
ÅB
Så ta nå mot til dere og vær djerve menn! For vel er deres herre Saul død, men Judas hus har også salvet meg til konge over seg.
OTB
Nå da, la deres hender være sterke og vær modige, for Saul, deres herre, er død, og Judas hus har salvet meg til konge over dem."
B1930
Så ta nu mot til eder og vær djerve menn! For vel er eders herre Saul død, men Judas hus har også salvet mig til konge over sig.

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Cross references

  • Ephesians 6:10

    Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

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  • 2 Samuel 10:12

    Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.

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  • 1 Samuel 4:9

    Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.

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  • Genesis 15:1

    After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

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  • 1 Samuel 31:12

    All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.

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  • 1 Corinthians 16:13

    Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

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  • 1 Samuel 31:7

    And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

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