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2 Samuel 2:7
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KJ21
Therefore now, let your hands be strengthened and be ye valiant; for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.”
ASV
Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be ye valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.
AMP
So now, let your hands be strong and be valiant; for your lord Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.”
AMPC
So now, let your hands be strengthened and be valiant, for your master Saul is dead, and the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.
BRG
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.
CSB
Therefore, be strong and valiant, for though Saul your lord is dead, the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.”
CSBA
Therefore, be strong and valiant, for though Saul your lord is dead, the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.’
CEB
So now take courage and be brave—yes, your master Saul is dead, but the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.”
CJB
Be strong, and be brave. Sha’ul your lord is dead, but the house of Y’hudah have anointed me king over them.”
CEV
Saul is dead, but the tribe of Judah has made me their king. So be strong and have courage.
DARBY
And now let your hands be strong, and be ye valiant; for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.
DRA
Let your hands be strengthened, and be ye men of valour: for although your master Saul be dead, yet the house of Juda hath anointed me to be their king.
ERV
Now be strong and brave. Your lord, Saul, is dead, but the tribe of Judah has anointed me to be their king.”
EASY
Saul, your master, is dead, so you must continue to be strong and brave. The people of Judah have now chosen me to rule them as king.’
EHV
Now let your hands be strong and courageous, for your master Saul is dead, and the house of Judah has anointed me to be king over them.”
ESV
Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be valiant, for Saul your lord is dead, and the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.”
ESVUK
Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be valiant, for Saul your lord is dead, and the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.”
EXB
Now ·be [L let your hands be] strong and ·brave [valiant]. Saul your ·master [lord] is dead, and the ·people [L house] of Judah have appointed me their king.”
GNV
Therefore now let your hands be strong, and be you valiant: albeit your master Saul be dead, yet nevertheless the house of Judah hath anointed me King over them.
GW
Now, be strong and courageous. Because your master Saul is dead, the tribe of Judah has anointed me to be their king.”
GNT
Be strong and brave! Saul your king is dead, and the people of Judah have anointed me as their king.”
HCSB
Therefore, be strong and courageous, for though Saul your lord is dead, the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.”
ICB
Now be strong and brave. Saul your master is dead. The people of Judah have appointed me their king.”
ISV
So strengthen yourselves, and be valiant in heart, because your lord Saul has died, and the household of Judah has anointed me to be king over them.”
JUB
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.
KJV
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.
AKJV
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.
LSB
So now, let your hands be strong and be valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.”
LEB
So then, let your hands be strong and be valiant, for your lord Saul is dead, and the house of Judah has anointed me as king over them.”
TLB
And now I ask you to be my strong and loyal subjects, now that Saul is dead. Be like the tribe of Judah who have appointed me as their new king.”
MSG
The citizens of Judah came to Hebron, and then and there made David king over the clans of Judah. A report was brought to David that the men of Jabesh Gilead had given Saul a decent burial. David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead: “God bless you for this—for honoring your master, Saul, with a funeral. God honor you and be true to you—and I’ll do the same, matching your generous act of goodness. Strengthen your resolve and do what must be done. Your master, Saul, is dead. The citizens of Judah have made me their king.” * * *
MEV
Now may your hands be strong and may you be courageous, since your lord Saul is dead and the house of Judah has anointed me as king over them.”
NOG
Now, be strong and courageous. Because your master Saul is dead, the tribe of Judah has anointed me to be their king.”
NABRE
So take courage and prove yourselves valiant, for though your lord Saul is dead, the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.”
NASB
Now 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.”
NASB1995
Now therefore, let your hands be strong and be valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.”
NCB
Therefore, have courage and be valiant, for even though your lord, Saul, is dead, the house of Judah has anointed me as their king.”
NCV
Now be strong and brave. Saul your master is dead, and the people of Judah have appointed me their king.”
NET
Now be courageous and prove to be valiant warriors, for your lord Saul is dead. The people of Judah have anointed me as king over them.”
NIRV
Now then, be strong and brave. Your master Saul is dead. And the people of Judah have anointed David to be king over them.”
NIV
Now then, be strong and brave, for Saul your master is dead, and the people of Judah have anointed me king over them.”
NIVUK
Now then, be strong and brave, for Saul your master is dead, and the people of Judah have anointed me king over them.’
NKJV
Now therefore, let your hands be strengthened, and be valiant; for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.”
NLV
So now let your hands be strong. Have strength of heart. For your king Saul is dead. And those of the family of Judah have chosen me to be their king.”
NLT
Now that Saul is dead, I ask you to be my strong and loyal subjects like the people of Judah, who have anointed me as their new king.”
NRSVA
Therefore let your hands be strong, and be valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.’
NRSVACE
Therefore let your hands be strong, and be valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.’
NRSVCE
Therefore let your hands be strong, and be valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.”
NRSVUE
Therefore let your hands be strong and be valiant, for Saul your lord is dead, and the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.”
OJB
Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, be ye bnei chayil; for adoneichem Sha’ul is dead, and also the Bais Yehudah have anointed me Melech over them.
RGT
“Therefore, now, let your hands be strong, and be valiant! For your master Saul is dead, nevertheless the House of Judah has anointed me king over them.”
RSV
Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.”
RSVCE
Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.”
TLV
Now therefore, be strong and brave, for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.”
VOICE
Now be strong and mighty, for Saul your king is dead, and the people of Judah have anointed me as their new king.
WEB
Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.”
WYC
Your hands be comforted, and be ye the sons of strength; for though your lord Saul is dead, nevertheless the house of Judah hath anointed me king to him. (May your hands be strengthened, and may ye be the sons of strength; for though your lord Saul is dead, nevertheless the house of Judah hath anointed me king upon them.)
YLT
and now, are your hands strong, and be ye for sons of valour, for your lord Saul. [is] dead, and also -- me have the house of Judah anointed for king over them.'
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