2 Chronicles 32:7

King James Version 1611 (Original)

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:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

חִזְק֣וּ וְאִמְצ֔וּ אַל־תִּֽירְא֣וּ וְאַל־תֵּחַ֗תּוּ מִפְּנֵי֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר וּמִלִּפְנֵ֖י כָּל־הֶהָמ֣וֹן אֲשֶׁר־עִמּ֑וֹ כִּֽי־עִמָּ֥נוּ רַ֖ב מֵעִמּֽוֹ

Transliteration

ḥizqû wə-ʾimṣû not-tîrəʾû and-not-tēḥattû from-before meleḵ ʾaššûr and-from-before all-the-hāmôn ʾăšer-with-him kî-with-us raḇ from-with-him

Grammar Details

• *ḥizqû*: qal imperative, masculine plural - be strong
• *wə-ʾimṣû*: conjunction + qal imperative, masculine plural - and be courageous
• *tîrəʾû*: qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural (jussive) - fear
• *tēḥattû*: niphal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural (jussive) - be dismayed/terrified
• *meleḵ*: masculine singular construct - king of
• *ʾaššûr*: proper noun - Assyria
• *hāmôn*: masculine singular noun with definite article - multitude/crowd
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which/that
• *kî*: conjunction - for/because
• *raḇ*: adjective, masculine singular - greater/more numerous

Word Meanings

• *ḥizqû*: be strong/strengthen yourselves
• *ʾimṣû*: be courageous/strong/bold
• *tēḥattû*: be dismayed/shattered/terrified
• *hāmôn*: multitude/crowd/abundance

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 6:16 : 16 And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.
• 2 Chr 20:15 : 15 And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.
• Isa 35:4 : 4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
• Dan 10:19 : 19 And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
• Zech 8:9 : 9 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.
• Zech 8:23 : 23 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
• Rom 8:31 : 31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
• Eph 6:10 : 10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
• 2 Tim 2:1 : 1 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
• 1 John 4:4 : 4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
• 2 Kgs 18:30 : 30 Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
• 2 Kgs 19:6-7 : 6 And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words which thou hast heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me. 7 Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.
• 1 Chr 22:13 : 13 Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.
• 1 Chr 28:10 : 10 Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
• 1 Chr 28:20 : 20 And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.
• Deut 31:6-7 : 6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. 7 And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.
• Deut 31:23 : 23 And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.
• Josh 1:6-9 : 6 Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them. 7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. 8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. 9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.