2 Samuel 10:12 - Printer Friendly

ESV: Be of good courage, and let us be courageous for our people, and for the cities of our God, and may the Lord do what seems good to him."

NIV: Be strong, and let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. The Lord will do what is good in his sight."

NASB: Be strong, and let’s show ourselves courageous for the sake of our people and the cities of our God; and may the Lord do what is good in His sight.'

CSB: Be strong! Let’s prove ourselves strong for our people and for the cities of our God. May the Lord’s will be done."

NLT: Be courageous! Let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. May the Lord’s will be done.'

KJV: Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the Lord do that which seemeth him good.

NKJV: Be of good courage, and let us be strong for our people and for the cities of our God. And may the Lord do what is good in His sight.”

Second Samuel continues the story of David, who will become king over Judah. The other tribes of Israel are resistant, eventually sparking a civil war. David wins and makes Jerusalem his capital. Early success is followed by moral failure and controversy in David's house. The book of 1 Kings will begin by detailing David's decline and death.

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