New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Samuel 2:6
6And now 1may the Lord 2show kindness and truth to you; and I also will 3show this goodness to you, because you have done this thing.
2 Samuel 2:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And now the Lord shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.
- New International Version (NIV)May the Lord now show you kindness and faithfulness, and I too will show you the same favor because you have done this.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now may the Lord show steadfast love and faithfulness to you. And I will do good to you because you have done this thing.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And now may the Lord show kindness and truth to you. I also will repay you this kindness, because you have done this thing.
Context of 2 Samuel 2:6
4Then the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.” 5So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said to them, “May you be blessed of the Lord because you have shown this kindness to Saul your lord, and have buried him. And now may the Lord show kindness and truth to you; and I also will show this goodness to you, because you have done this thing. 7Now then, let your hands be strong and be valiant, since Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.” 8But Abner the son of Ner, commander of Saul’s army, had taken Ish-bosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim.
Read all of 2 Samuel 22 Samuel 2:6 word by word
וְעַתָּ֕ה יַֽעַשׂ־יְהוָ֥ה עִמָּכֶ֖ם חֶ֣סֶד וֶאֱמֶ֑ת וְגַ֣ם אָנֹכִ֗י אֶעֱשֶׂ֤ה אִתְּכֶם֙ הַטּוֹבָ֣ה הַזֹּ֔את אֲשֶׁ֥ר עֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear
- And nowעַתָּ֫ה‛attâh · nowH6258
- may the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- showעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- kindnessחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
- and truthאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: faithfulH571
- to you; and I alsoגַּםgam · alsoH1571
- thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
- to you, becauseאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 2:6
- 2 Samuel 15:20You came only yesterday, so should I make you wander with us today, while I go wherever I go? Return and take your brothers back; mercy and truth be with you.”
- Psalms 57:3He will send from heaven and save me; He rebukes the one who tramples upon me. Selah God will send His favor and His truth.
- Proverbs 14:22Will they who devise evil not go astray? But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.
- Matthew 5:7“Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
- 2 Timothy 1:16The Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains;
- 2 Samuel 9:3Then the king said, “Is there no one remaining of the house of Saul to whom I could show the kindness of God?” And Ziba said to the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan, one who is disabled in both feet.”
- 2 Samuel 10:2Then David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent some of his servants to console him about his father. But when David’s servants came to the land of the Ammonites,
- Matthew 5:44But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
- Matthew 10:16“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be as wary as serpents, and as innocent as doves.
- Philemon 1:18But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge that to my account;
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 2:6
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-7After David established his rule in Hebron, he showed kindness to people who were still loyal to Saul. This included the men of Jabesh-gilead. However, because they remained loyal to Saul and his family line, they did not accept David as king (2 Samuel 2:8–11). David also had friendly relations with Nahash, the king of the Ammonites (see 2 Samuel 10:2; 17:27–29). Nahash had earlier attacked Jabesh-gilead and caused great suffering there (1 Samuel 11:1–15).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-75-7. 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 his protection of the men of…Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. 2 Samuel 2:6 Ex 34:6; 2 Tim 1:16 ↩
- 2. 2 Samuel 2:6 Lit do ↩
- 3. 2 Samuel 2:6 Lit do ↩
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 2
- 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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