2 Samuel 10 · Verse 12

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.
2 Samuel 10:12, King James Version

2 Samuel 10:12 in other translations

BSBBe strong and let us fight bravely for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do what is good in His sight.”
WEBBe courageous, and let’s be strong for our people and for the cities of our God; and may the LORD do what seems good to him.”
ASVBe of good courage, and let us play the man for our people, and for the cities of our God: and Jehovah do that which seemeth him good.
YLTbe strong and strengthen thyself for our people, and for the cities of our God, and Jehovah doth that which is good in His eyes.'
DARBYBe strong, and let us shew ourselves valiant for our people and for the cities of our God; and Jehovah do what is good in his sight.
BBETake heart, and let us be strong for our people and for the towns of our God, and may the Lord do what seems good to him.
WebsterBe 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.

What does 2 Samuel 10:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 10:6-14

6-14. when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David--To chastise those insolent and inhospitable Ammonites, who had violated the common law of nations, David sent a large army under the command of Joab, while they, informed of the impending attack, made energetic preparations to repel it by engaging the services of an immense number of Syrian mercenaries. Beth-rehob--the capital of the low-lying region…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 Be of good courage - This is a very fine military address, and is equal to any thing in ancient or modern times. Ye fight pro aris et focis; for every good, sacred and civil; for God, for your families, and for your country.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 10:6-14

They that are at war with the Son of David, not only give the provocation, but begin the war. God has forces to send against those that set his wrath at defiance, Is 5:19, which will convince them that none ever hardened his heart against God, and prospered. Christ's soldiers should strengthen one another's hands in their spiritual warfare. Let nothing be wanting in us, whatever the success be. When we make…

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2 Samuel 10:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

חֲזַ֤קcha.Zakbe strongH2388
וְנִתְחַזַּק֙ve.nit.cha.Zakso we may show ourselves strongH2388
בְּעַד\־be.'ad-forH1157
עַמֵּ֔נוּ'a.Me.nupeople ourH5971
וּבְעַ֖דu.ve.'Adand forH1157
עָרֵ֣י'a.Rei[the] cities ofH5892
אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430
וַֽיהוָ֔הva.Yah.wehand YahwehH3068
יַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.Sehhe will doH6213
הַטּ֖וֹבha.Tovthe goodH2896
בְּעֵינָֽיו\׃be.'ei.Navin view hisH5869

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Samuel 10:12

  • 1 Corinthians 16:13

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

  • Deuteronomy 31:6

    Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

  • 1 Samuel 3:18

    And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good.

  • Nehemiah 4:14

    And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.

  • Hebrews 13:6

    So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

  • Judges 10:15

    And the children of Israel said unto the Lord, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.

  • 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.

  • 1 Chronicles 19:13

    Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the Lord do that which is good in his sight.

  • Job 1:21

    And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.

  • 1 Samuel 14:6

    And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the Lord will work for us: for there is no restraint to the Lord to save by many or by few.

  • 1 Samuel 17:32

    And David said to Saul, Let no man’s heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

  • Joshua 1:9

    Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Be of good.This is a very animating address, and equal to any thing of the kind in ancient or modern times. Ye fight {pro aris et focis;} for every good, sacred and civil; for God, for your families, and for your countries. Such harangues, especially in very trying circumstances, are very natural, and may perhaps be found in the records of every nation. Several instances might be quoted from Roman and Grecian history; but few are more remarkable than that of Tyrtaeus, the lame Athenian poet, to whom the command of the army was given in one of the Messenian wars. The Spartans had at that time suffered great losses, and all their stratagems proved ineffectual, so that they began to despair of success; when the poet, by his lectures on honour and courage, delivered in moving verse to the army, ravished them to such a degree with the thoughts of dying for their country, that, rushing on with a furious transport to meet their enemies, they gave them an entire overthrow, and by one decisive battle brought the war to a happy conclusion.
Nu 13:20; De 31:6; Jos 1:6,7,9,18; 1Sa 14:6,12; 17:32; 2Ch 32:7
Ne 4:14; Heb 13:6
play.
1Sa 4:9; 1Ch 19:13; 1Co 16:13
the Lord.
16:10,11; Jud 10:15; 1Sa 3:18; Job 1:21

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 10:11

    And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.

  • 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.

  • 2 Samuel 10:13

    And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.

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2 Samuel 10:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Esfuérzate, y esforcémonos por nuestro pueblo, y por las ciudades de nuestro Dios: y haga Jehová lo que bien le pareciere.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Sois fort, et fortifions-nous à cause de notre peuple et à cause des villes de notre Dieu; et que l’ Éternel fasse ce qui est bon à ses yeux.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Sei stark und laß uns stark sein für unser Volk und für die Städte unseres Gottes! und Jehova wird tun, was gut ist in seinen Augen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Esto vir fortis, et pugnemus pro populo nostro et civitate Dei nostri: Dominus autem faciet quod bonum est in conspectu suo.