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1 Chronicles 19:13 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 19 · verse 13
Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the LORD do that which is good in his sight.1 Chronicles 19:13 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 19:13 in context
11And the rest of the people he delivered unto the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon.
12And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee.
13Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the LORD do that which is good in his sight.
14So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.
15And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- couragechâzaqto fasten uponH2388 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- citiesʻîyra city in the widest senseH5892 →
- sightʻayinan eyeH5869 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- goodṭôwbgood in the widest senseH2896 →
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We may see here, 1. How the hearts of sinners that are marked for ruin are hardened to their destruction. The children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David (Ch1 19:6), and then it would have been their wisdom to desire conditions of peace, to humble themselves and offer any satisfaction for the…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-19