2 Samuel 2:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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 (e) king over them. (e) So that you shall not want a capta...
2 Samuel 2:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 2-6. (J). Apart from minor additions and changes, it is very commonly held that these Chapter s form a continuous narrative from the same source. 2 Samuel 2:1 to 2 Samuel 3:5 . Civil...
2 Samuel 2:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

valiant . Sons of valour.
2 Samuel 2:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. Now let your hands be strengthened - David...
2 Samuel 2:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing. No JFB commentary on these verses.
2 Samuel 2:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

David made King over Judah, Ishdosheth over israel. Asahel slain by Abner 1. Shall I go up?] The defeat and death of Saul had entirely changed David's position. He had, for some time to come, noth...
2 Samuel 2:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER II BEGINNING OF DAVID'S REIGN AT HEBRON. 2 Samuel 2:1-7 . THE death of Saul did not end David's troubles. nor was it for a good many years that he became free to employ his whole energ...
2 Samuel 2:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Divided People 2 Samuel 2:1-11 David's habit of inquiring of the Lord was not discontinued when he ascended the throne. He allowed his steps still to be ordered by the Lord, who delighted in...
2 Samuel 2:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The first act of David was to inquire of God what he should do. Without hesitation, his own tribe crowned him king. His attitude toward the men of Jabesh-gilead was in the highest sense politic, and...
2 Samuel 2:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(5) And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabeshgilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him. (6) A...
2 Samuel 2:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Now therefore let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant ,.... And not be afraid of the Philistines, who might resent their conduct in taking away from them the bodies of Saul and his sons, w...
2 Samuel 2:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 7. And be ye valiant. ] Heb., Be ye...
2 Samuel 2:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

That ye have showed this kindness This respect and affection. For as it is an act of inhumanity to deny burial to the dead, so it is an act of mercy and kindness to bury them. The Lord show kindne...
2 Samuel 2:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

David was by no means in a hurry to take advantage of the situation that had been brought about by Saul's death. Though he had not enquired of the Lord as to going down to king Achish at Gath ( 1 Sam...
2 Samuel 2:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David Made King at Hebron. B. C. 1053. 1 And it came to pass after this, that David enqu...
2 Samuel 2:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Be ye valiant; be not afraid lest the Philistines should punish you for this fact, but take good courage, I will defend yon. For your master Saul is dead, or though your master Saul be dead, an...
2 Samuel 2:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

David Is Anointed As King Over Judah And Ish-bosheth Receives The Crown Of Israel ( 2 Samuel 2:1-11 ). After consulting YHWH David moved his men into Judah while still retaining authority over Zik...
2 Samuel 2:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 2 Samuel 2:1 . “Hebron.” “A city of Judah, situated among the mountains ( Joshua 20:7 ), twenty Roman miles south of Jerusalem, and the same distance north of Bee...
2 Samuel 2:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 2:12 . Mahanaim. See Genesis 32:2 . 2 Samuel 2:14 . Abner said to Joab, &c. He did this in confidence that his twelve men would conquer, and make Joab's army flee. Why had he not...
2 Samuel 2:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of the Lord. Strength and weakness David's sense of dependence upon God! 1. His passive patience is exquisitely touching, and presents suc...
2 Samuel 2:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Samuel 2:1 Unto Hebron. As soon as David had assuaged his grief, his thoughts would naturally turn towards his country. Fuller news would reach him every day respecting the m...
2 Samuel 2:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David at Hebron
2 Samuel 2:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 16:13 ; 1 Samuel 31:12 ; 1 Samuel 31:7 ; 1 Samuel 4:9 ; 2 Samuel 10:12 ; Ephesians 6:10 ; Genesis 15:1
2 Samuel 2:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Be valiant — Be not afraid lest the Philistines should punish you for this fact, but take good courage, I will defend you. For, &c. — Or, though your master Saul be dead, and so your hearts may...

2 Samuel 2:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Samuel 2:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 2:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Samuel 2:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 2:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 2:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 2:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 2:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 2:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 2:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 2:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 2:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 2:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 2:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 2:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 2:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 2:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 2:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 2:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 2:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 2:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 2:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 2:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 2:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes