Christian Standard Bible
2 Samuel 19:7
7“Now get up! Go out and encourage your soldiers, for I swear by the Lord that if you don’t go out, not a man will remain with you tonight. This will be worse for you than all the trouble that has come to you from your youth until now!”
2 Samuel 19:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy servants: for I swear by the Lord, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry one with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that befell thee from thy youth until now.
- New International Version (NIV)Now go out and encourage your men. I swear by the Lord that if you don’t go out, not a man will be left with you by nightfall. This will be worse for you than all the calamities that have come on you from your youth till now.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now therefore arise, go out and speak kindly to your servants, for I swear by the Lord, if you do not go, not a man will stay with you this night, and this will be worse for you than all the evil that has come upon you from your youth until now."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now therefore, arise, go out and speak comfort to your servants. For I swear by the Lord, if you do not go out, not one will stay with you this night. And that will be worse for you than all the evil that has befallen you from your youth until now.”
Context of 2 Samuel 19:7
5Then Joab went into the house to the king and said, “Today you have shamed all your soldiers — those who saved your life as well as your sons, your wives, and your concubines — 6by loving your enemies and hating those who love you! Today you have made it clear that the commanders and soldiers mean nothing to you. In fact, today I know that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead, it would be fine with you! “Now get up! Go out and encourage your soldiers, for I swear by the Lord that if you don’t go out, not a man will remain with you tonight. This will be worse for you than all the trouble that has come to you from your youth until now!” 8So the king got up and sat in the city gate, and all the people were told, “Look, the king is sitting in the city gate.” Then they all came into the king’s presence. Meanwhile, each Israelite had fled to his tent. 9People throughout all the tribes of Israel were arguing among themselves, saying, “The king rescued us from the grasp of our enemies, and he saved us from the grasp of the Philistines, but now he has fled from the land because of Absalom.
Read all of 2 Samuel 192 Samuel 19:7 word by word
וְעַתָּה֙ ק֣וּם צֵ֔א וְדַבֵּ֖ר עַל־לֵ֣ב עֲבָדֶ֑יךָ כִּי֩ בַיהוָ֨ה נִשְׁבַּ֜עְתִּי כִּי־אֵינְךָ֣ יוֹצֵ֗א אִם־יָלִ֨ין אִ֤ישׁ אִתְּךָ֙ הַלַּ֔יְלָה וְרָעָ֧ה לְךָ֣ זֹ֗את מִכָּל־הָרָעָה֙ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֣אָה עָלֶ֔יךָ מִנְּעֻרֶ֖יךָ עַד־עָֽתָּה׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Now therefore ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
- go forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- and speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- comfortablyלֵבlêb · heartH3820
- unto thy servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- for I swearשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
- by the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- there will not tarryלוּןlûn lîyn · to lodgeH3885
- oneאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- with thee this nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
- and that will be worseרָעַעrâ‛a‛ · be evilH7489
- unto thee than all the evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
- that befellבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- thee from thy youthנְעוּרִיםnâ‛ûr nâ‛ûr ne‛ûrâh · youthH5271
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 19:7
- Genesis 34:3He became infatuated with Jacob’s daughter Dinah. He loved the young girl and spoke tenderly to her.
- Proverbs 19:15Laziness induces deep sleep, and a lazy person will go hungry.
- Isaiah 40:1“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God.
- Hosea 2:14Therefore, I am going to persuade her, lead her to the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her.
- Proverbs 14:28A large population is a king’s splendor, but a shortage of people is a ruler’s devastation.
- Psalms 71:4Deliver me, my God, from the power of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and oppressive.
- Psalms 129:1Since my youth they have often attacked me — let Israel say —
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 19:7
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7These verses record the only time that Joab openly corrected David (compare 2 Samuel 24:3).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Now ... arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy servants--The king felt the truth of Joab's reprimand; but the threat by which it was enforced, grounded as it was on the general's unbounded popularity with the army, showed him to be a dangerous person; and that circumstance, together with the violation of an express order to deal gently for his sake with Absalom, produced in David's mind a settled hatred, which was strongly manifested in his…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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