2 Samuel 2:7

New Living Translation

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.”

Cross References

Genesis 15:1

Some time later, the Lord spoke to Abram in a vision and said to him, “Do not be afraid, Abram, for I will protect you, and your reward will be great.”

2 Samuel 10:12

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

2 Samuel 2:6

May the Lord be loyal to you in return and reward you with his unfailing love! And I, too, will reward you for what you have done.

2 Samuel 2:8

But Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, had already gone to Mahanaim with Saul’s son Ishbosheth.

2 Samuel 5:3

So there at Hebron, King David made a covenant before the Lord with all the elders of Israel. And they anointed him king of Israel.

2 Kings 11:12

Then Jehoiada brought out Joash, the king’s son, placed the crown on his head, and presented him with a copy of God’s laws. They anointed him and proclaimed him king, and everyone clapped their hands and shouted, “Long live the king!”

Nehemiah 2:18

Then I told them about how the gracious hand of God had been on me, and about my conversation with the king. They replied at once, “Yes, let’s rebuild the wall!” So they began the good work.

1 Corinthians 16:13

Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong.

Ephesians 6:10

A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.

1 Samuel 31:12

all their mighty warriors traveled through the night to Beth-shan and took the bodies of Saul and his sons down from the wall. They brought them to Jabesh, where they burned the bodies.

1 Samuel 31:7

When the Israelites on the other side of the Jezreel Valley and beyond the Jordan saw that the Israelite army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their towns and fled. So the Philistines moved in and occupied their towns.

1 Samuel 4:9

Fight as never before, Philistines! If you don’t, we will become the Hebrews’ slaves just as they have been ours! Stand up like men and fight!”