2 Samuel 19:7

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

‘Now get up! Go out and encourage  your soldiers, for I swear by the Lord that if you don’t go out, not a man will remain with you tonight.  This will be worse for you than all the trouble that has come to you from your youth until now! ’

Cross References

Proverbs 14:28

A large population is a king’s splendour, but a shortage of people is a ruler’s devastation.

Genesis 34:3

He became infatuated with Jacob’s daughter Dinah. He loved the young girl and spoke tenderly to her.

Hosea 2:14

Therefore, I am going to persuade her, lead her to the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her.

Isaiah 40:1

‘Comfort, comfort my people,’ says your God.

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness induces deep sleep, and a lazy person will go hungry.

2 Samuel 19:6

by loving your enemies and hating those who love you! Today you have made it clear that the commanders and soldiers mean nothing to you. In fact, today I know that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead, it would be fine with you!