2 Samuel 19:7

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

5So Joab visited the king at his home. He said, “Today you have embarrassed all your servants who have saved your life this day, as well as the lives of your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your concubines. 6You seem to love your enemies and hate your friends! For you have as much as declared today that leaders and servants don’t matter to you. I realize now that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead today, it would be all right with you. So get up now and go out and give some encouragement to your servants. For I swear by the Lord that if you don’t go out there, not a single man will stay here with you tonight! This disaster will be worse for you than any disaster that has overtaken you from your youth right to the present time!” 8So the king got up and sat at the city gate. When all the people were informed that the king was sitting at the city gate, they all came before him. But the Israelite soldiers had all fled to their own homes. 9All the people throughout all the tribes of Israel were arguing among themselves saying, “The king delivered us from the hand of our enemies. He rescued us from the hand of the Philistines, but now he has fled from the land because of Absalom.

2 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 34:3Then he became very attached to Dinah, Jacob’s daughter. He fell in love with the young woman and spoke romantically to her.
• Proverbs 19:15Laziness brings on a deep sleep, and the idle person will go hungry.
• Isaiah 40:1“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God.
• Hosea 2:14However, in the future I will allure her; I will lead her back into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her.
• Proverbs 14:28A king’s glory is the abundance of people, but the lack of subjects is the ruin of a ruler.
• Psalms 71:4My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, from the hand of the cruel oppressor!
• Psalms 129:1“Since 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

Topics related to 2 Samuel 19:7

• Absalom
• Chiding
• Courage
• David
• Joab
• Oath
• Reproof
• Sorrow

In the dictionaries

• Conduct
• Cost
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• Comfortably
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• Israel, History of
• Joab
• Samuel, Books of

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