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2 Chronicles 32:7

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“Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged before the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater One with us than with him.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Be strong and of good courage, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him; for there is a greater with us than with him:

KJV

Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him:

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This verse in 2 Chronicles 32

Commentary

2 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

There be more with us than with him - We have more power than they have. (These words he quotes from the prophet Elisha, 2Ki 6:16). This was soon proved to be true by the slaughter made by the angel of the Lord in the Assyrian camp.

This site's exposition

Be strong and courageous

on 2 Chronicles 32:7-8

Verse 8 is the sentence Kings does not have: with him is an arm of flesh, but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles. Hezekiah's charge opens with words spoken earlier to Joshua and to Asa, and Clarke notes the closing clause, there be more with us than with him, echoes Elisha's word to his servant at 2 Ki 6:16. Chronicles closes the speech with a detail Kings omits entirely: the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah, trust taking hold before a single Assyrian arrow is loosed.

The words behind it

18 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • חִזְק֣וּbe strong

    chizkuH2388 →291 times

  • וְאִמְצ֔וּand be courageous

    veimtzuH553 →41 times

  • אַל־may not

    ʾal-H408 →724 times

  • תִּֽירְא֣וּyou be afraid

    tireuH3372 →315 times

  • וְאַל־and may not

    veal-H408 →724 times

  • תֵּחַ֗תּוּyou be dismayed

    techatuH2865 →52 times

  • מִפְּנֵי֙<from> because of

    mipeneiH6440 →2123 times

  • מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    melekhH4428 →2525 times

  • אַשּׁ֔וּרAssyria

    ʾashurH804 →151 times

  • וּמִלִּפְנֵ֖יand from <to> before

    umilifneiH6440 →2123 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • הֶהָמ֣וֹןthe multitude

    hehamonH1995 →83 times

  • אֲשֶׁר־which

    ʾasher-H834 →5497 times

  • עִמּ֑וֹ[is] with him

    imoH5973 →1050 times

  • כִּֽי־for

    ki-H3588 →4482 times

  • עִמָּ֥נוּ[is] with us

    ʾimanuH5973 →1050 times

  • רַ֖ב[one] great

    ravH7227 →454 times

  • מֵעִמּֽוֹ׃more than with him

    meimoH5973 →1050 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Deuteronomy 31:6Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”23 works2 Kings 6:16“Do not be afraid,” Elisha answered, “for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”11 worksRomans 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?9 worksEphesians 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.7 worksNehemiah 4:14After I had made an inspection, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”7 works2 Chronicles 20:15And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God.6 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
1 John 4:4You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.6 works2 Kings 18:30Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD when he says, ‘The LORD will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’5 worksZechariah 8:9This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Let your hands be strong, you who now hear these words spoken by the prophets who were present when the foundations were laid to rebuild the temple, the house of the LORD of Hosts.4 worksIsaiah 35:4Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”4 worksDaniel 10:19“Do not be afraid, you who are highly precious,” he said. “Peace be with you! Be strong now; be very strong!” As he spoke with me, I was strengthened and said, “Speak, my lord, for you have strengthened me.”4 works1 Chronicles 28:20David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will neither fail you nor forsake you before all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished.4 worksZechariah 8:23This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue will tightly grasp the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”3 worksDeuteronomy 31:23Then the LORD commissioned Joshua son of Nun and said, “Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land that I swore to give them, and I will be with you.”3 works2 Kings 19:6–7who replied, “Tell your master that this is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid of the words you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.3 worksJoshua 1:6–9Be strong and courageous, for you shall give these people the inheritance of the land that I swore to their fathers I would give them.3 works2 Samuel 10:12Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do what is good in His sight.”3 works2 Timothy 2:1You therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.1 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Romans 8:31

    What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

    it leads to

    • 1 John 4:4

      You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Psalms 118:6

      The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

    • Jeremiah 1:19

      They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.

    • Psalms 56:11

      in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

    • Isaiah 54:17

      No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the…

  • Through

    1 John 4:4

    You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.

    it leads to

    • Romans 8:31

      What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

  • Through

    Ephesians 6:10

    Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.

    it leads to

    • Philippians 4:13

      I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

    • Isaiah 40:31

      But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.

Where this verse is studied

About 2 Chronicles

Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible and Keil, The Books of the Chronicles.

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