King James Version
2 Samuel 2:6 in the King James Version says “And now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this ...” — study this verse from 2 Samuel chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.”
2 Samuel 2:6 · KJV
And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabeshgilead were they that buried Saul.
And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabeshgilead , and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.
And now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.
Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant : for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them. be ye: Heb. be ye the sons of valour
But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim; Saul's host: Heb. the host which was Saul's Ishbosheth: or, Eshbaal
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“because ye have done”
H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
“And now the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
“kindness”
H2617kindness; by implication (towards god) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
“because ye have done”
H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
“you this kindness”
H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“because ye have done”
H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
“this thing”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
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