2 Samuel 17:10 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 17:10

Then even the most valiant soldier with the heart of a lion will melt with fear, because all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man who has valiant men with him.

BSB

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ASV

And even he that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, will utterly melt; for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they that are with him are valiant men.

KJV

And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are valiant men.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt,.... That is, whoever should hear of Absalom's forces, or a part of them, being routed, would be intimidated, though ever so courageous, or of such a lion-like temper and disposition; and even Ahithophel himself, notwithstanding all his boasted courage, his heart would fail, he would melt like water (h), Jos 7:5; should he meet with such a rebuff at first setting out.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

One of them would chase a thousand. [3.] They were all exasperated against Absalom, who was the author of all this mischief, were chafed in their minds, and would fight with the utmost fury; so that, what with their courage, and what with their rage, there would be no standing before them, especially for such raw soldiers as Absalom's generally were.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

But his dexterity was chiefly displayed in that part of his counsel which recommended a general levy throughout the country; and that Absalom should take command of it in person--thereby flattering at once the pride and ambition of the usurper. The bait was caught by the vainglorious and wicked prince.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְה֣וּא	ve.Hu'	and he	H1931 →
גַם־	gam-	also	H1571 →
בֶּן־	ben-	a son of	H1121 →
חַ֗יִל	Cha.yil	strength	H2428 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	whom	H834 →
לִבּ֛וֹ	li.Bo	heart his	H3820 →
כְּלֵ֥ב	ke.Lev	[is] like [the] heart of	H3820 →
הָאַרְיֵ֖ה	ha.'ar.Yeh	<the> lion	H738 →
הִמֵּ֣ס	hi.Mes	surely <melt>	H4549 →
יִמָּ֑ס	yi.Mas	he will melt	H4549 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
יֹדֵ֤עַ	yo.De.a'	[is] knowing	H3045 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
כִּי־	ki-	that	H3588 →
גִבּ֣וֹר	gi.Bor	[is] a warrior	H1368 →
אָבִ֔יךָ	'a.Vi.kha	father your	H1 →
וּבְנֵי־	u.ve.nei-	and [are] sons of	H1121 →
חַ֖יִל	Cha.yil	strength	H2428 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	who	H834 →
אִתּֽוֹ׃	'i.To	[are] with him	H854 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 49:9
Judah is a young lion—my son, you return from the prey. Like a lion he crouches and lies down; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him?
leads to
- Numbers 24:9
  He crouches, he lies down like a lion; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him? Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you.”
- Revelation 5:5
  Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
- Numbers 23:24
  Behold, the people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion, not resting until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain.”
- Micah 5:8
  Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which…
Through
Hebrews 11:34
quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 17:51–52
  David ran and stood over him. He grabbed the Philistine’s sword and pulled it from its sheath and killed him; and he cut off his head with the sword. When the Philistines saw that…
- 2 Kings 6:16–18
  “Do not be afraid,” Elisha answered, “for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”
- Judges 15:8
  And he struck them ruthlessly with a great slaughter, and then went down and stayed in the cave at the rock of Etam.
Through
Exodus 15:15
Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,
leads to
- Joshua 5:1
  Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the Israelites until…

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David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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06About 2 Samuel

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Where the connections lead

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