Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 2:7
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.
7. be ye valiant ] The following clause, which might be rendered “for though your master Saul is dead, yet the house of Judah, &c.,” makes it plain that David hoped the men of Jabesh would join him, and hold the land of Gilead against the Philistines until he could come to their aid. As however Gilead became the head-quarters of his rival Ish-bosheth, it does not appear that the embassy was successful.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 7. Now let your hands be strengthened] David certainly wished to attach the men of Jabesh to his interest; he saw that they were generous and valiant, and must be of great service to him whose part they espoused; and he was no doubt afraid that they would attach themselves to the house of Saul, in consideration of the eminent services Saul had rendered them in rescuing them from Nahash, king of the Ammonites.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the 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, and so your hearts may faint within you, as if you were now sheep without a shepherd.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
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, whom they had hung up in triumph; and these men might fear they would bring their armies against them, and destroy them; but David bids them be of good heart and courage, and not be afraid of them:
for your master Saul is dead; or rather “though” a he is dead; for that he was dead they knew full well, having buried him, and needed no information of it; but being dead, they might be discouraged, as having none to protect and defend them, or come to their relief as he did, should they be attacked:
and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them; or “for even”, or “notwithstanding” b; and this therefore being the case, he would take their parts, and help and assist them; and which he suggests to them, to invite them to own him as their king also, and put themselves under his protection.
a “licet enim”, V. L. “quamvis”, Piscator. So Pool and Patrick. b “tamen”, V. L. “nam similiter”, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
7. Your master Saul is dead And therefore ye are without a king unless ye acknowledge me, as the house of Judah have done. Surely they could not misunderstand his wishes, but the presence of the Israelitish army under Abner in Gilead made it imprudent and hazardous for the single town of Jabesh to declare for David.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
2Sa 2:7 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 sons of valour: and if ye like to be my liege-people – as the tribe of Judah now are – I will be your liege-lord, as Saul sometime was; that is, we will be mutually bound each to other.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
valiant = Sons of valour.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
let your: 2Sa 10:12, Gen 15:1, 1Sa 4:9, 1Sa 31:7, 1Sa 31:12, 1Co 16:13, Eph 6:10
valiant: Heb. the sons of valour
Reciprocal: 2Sa 2:4 – anointed 2Sa 16:21 – the hands 2Ki 11:12 – anointed him 1Ch 5:18 – valiant men 1Ch 26:6 – mighty men of valour 2Ch 18:16 – master Neh 2:18 – So they strengthened
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2:7 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 captain and a defender.