2 Samuel 2:7

7 Mas, agora, sejam fortes e corajosos, pois Saul, seu senhor, está morto, e já fui ungido rei pela tribo de Judá”.

2 Samuel 2:7 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 2:7

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" ^F1 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" ^F2; 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.

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FOOTNOTES:

F1 (yk) "licet enim", V. L. "quamvis", Piscator. So Pool and Patrick.
F2 (Mgw) "tamen", V. L. "nam similiter", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.

2 Samuel 2:7 In-Context

5 Davi enviou-lhes mensageiros que lhes disseram: “O SENHOR os abençoe pelo seu ato de lealdade, dando sepultura a Saul, seu rei.

6 Seja o SENHOR leal e fiel para com vocês. Também eu firmarei minha amizade com vocês, por terem feito essa boa ação.

7 Mas, agora, sejam fortes e corajosos, pois Saul, seu senhor, está morto, e já fui ungido rei pela tribo de Judá”.

8 Enquanto isso, Abner, filho de Ner, comandante do exército de Saul, levou Is-Bosete, filho de Saul, a Maanaim,

9 onde o proclamou rei sobre Gileade, Assuri, Jezreel, Efraim, Benjamim e sobre todo o Israel.