2 Samuel 2 · Verse 7

2 Samuel 2:7

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.
2 Samuel 2:7, King James Version

2 Samuel 2:7 in other translations

BSBNow then, be strong and courageous, for though Saul your lord is dead, the house of Judah has anointed me as their king.”
WEBNow 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.”
ASVNow 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.
YLTand now, are your hands strong, and be ye for sons of valour, for your lord Saul. is dead, and also--me have the house of Judah anointed for king over them.'
DARBYAnd 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.
BBEThen let your hands be strong, and have no fear: though Saul your lord is dead, the people of Judah have made me their king.
WebsterTherefore 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.

What does 2 Samuel 2:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 2:5-7

5-7. David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead--There can be no doubt that this message of thanks for their bold and dangerous enterprise in rescuing the bodies of Saul and his sons was an expression of David's personal and genuine feeling of satisfaction. At the same time, it was a stroke of sound and timely policy. In this view the announcement of his royal power in Judah, accompanied by the pledge of…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 Now let your hands be strengthened - David certainly wished to attach the men of Jabesh to his interest; he saw that they were generous and valiant, and must be of great service to him whose part they espoused; and he was no doubt afraid that they would attach themselves to the house of Saul, in consideration of the eminent services Saul had rendered them in rescuing them from Nahash, king of the Ammonites.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 2:1-7

After the death of Saul, many went to David at Ziklag, 1Ch 12:22, but he trusted in God who promised him the kingdom, to give it in his own time and manner. Yet assurance of hope in God's promise, will quicken pious endeavours. If I be chosen to the crown of life, it does not follow, Then I will do nothing; but, Then I will do all that God directs me. This good use David made of his election, and so will all whom…

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2 Samuel 2:7 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.

וְעַתָּ֣ה\׀ve.'a.Tahand nowH6258
תֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahlet them be strongH2388
יְדֵיכֶ֗םye.dei.Khemhands yourH3027
וִֽהְיוּ֙vih.Yuand becomeH1961
לִבְנֵי\־liv.nei-<into> sons ofH1121
חַ֔יִלCha.yilstrengthH2428
כִּי\־ki-forH3588
מֵ֖תmethe has diedH4191
אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֣ם'a.do.nei.Khemlord<s> yourH113
שָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586
וְגַם\־ve.gam-and alsoH1571
אֹתִ֗י'o.Ti<obj.> meH853
מָשְׁח֧וּma.she.Chuthey have anointedH4886
בֵית\־veit-[the] house ofH1004
יְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
לְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhto kingH4428
עֲלֵיהֶֽם\׃\ \פ'a.lei.Hemover themH5921

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

Cross references for 2 Samuel 2:7

  • Ephesians 6:10

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 1 Corinthians 16:13

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

  • 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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
let your.
10:12; Ge 15:1; 1Sa 4:9; 31:7,12; 1Co 16:13; Eph 6:10
valiant. Heb. the sons of valour.

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 2:6

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

  • 2 Samuel 2:7

    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.

  • 2 Samuel 2:8

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

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2 Samuel 2:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Esfuércense pues ahora vuestras manos, y sed valientes; pues que muerto Saúl vuestro señor, los de la casa de Judá me han ungido por rey sobre ellos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et maintenant, que vos mains se fortifient, et soyez des hommes vaillants; car votre seigneur Saül est mort, et de plus, c’est moi que la maison de Juda a oint pour roi sur elle.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und nun lasset eure Hände erstarken und seid wackere Männer; denn Saul, euer Herr, ist tot, und auch hat das Haus Juda mich zum König über sich gesalbt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Confortentur manus vestræ, et estote filii fortitudinis: licet enim mortuus sit dominus vester Saul, tamen me unxit domus Juda in regem sibi.