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2 Samuel 19:7
7Now go out and speak to your soldiers. Thank them that they have fought well. If you do not do that, none of your men will remain here tonight. I tell you in the Lord's name, that will certainly happen. That would bring worse trouble to you than anything that has happened in your whole life.’
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 to see the king in his room. He said to the king, ‘Today you have made your men feel ashamed. But the army has saved your life today. We have saved the lives of your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your slave wives. 6You seem to love the people who hate you. And you seem to hate the people who love you! You have shown today that your officers and soldiers are not important to you. It seems that you would be happy if Absalom were still alive, and all the rest of us were dead. Now go out and speak to your soldiers. Thank them that they have fought well. If you do not do that, none of your men will remain here tonight. I tell you in the Lord's name, that will certainly happen. That would bring worse trouble to you than anything that has happened in your whole life.’ 8So the king went out from his room. He went to sit by the city's gate. People heard the news, ‘The king is sitting by the gate.’ So they all came there to listen to him. At this time, the Israelite soldiers had run back to their own homes. 9People in all the Israelite tribes were quarrelling with each other. They were saying, ‘King David saved us from the power of the Philistines and all our other enemies. But now Absalom has chased him out of our land.
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 liked Dinah very much. He loved her. He spoke kind words to her so that she would love him too.
- Proverbs 19:15A lazy person cannot wake up from sleep. If he does no work, he will always be hungry.
- Isaiah 40:1Your God says, ‘Comfort my people. Yes, comfort them.
- Hosea 2:14But listen! One day, I will speak kind words to her. I will lead her into the wilderness. I will tell her that I love her.
- Proverbs 14:28A king who rules many people will receive great honour. But a ruler with only a few people will have nothing in the end.
- Psalms 71:4My God, save me from the power of wicked people, so that those cruel people cannot catch me.
- Psalms 129:1Since I was young, my enemies have often attacked me. Israel's people now answer:
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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