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Lexicon :: Strong's H2388 - ḥāzaq

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חָזַק
Transliteration
ḥāzaq
Pronunciation
khaw-zak'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 636

Strong’s Definitions

חָזַק châzaq, khaw-zak'; a primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer:—aid, amend, × calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintain, play the man, mend, become (wax) mighty, prevail, be recovered, repair, retain, seize, be (wax) sore, strengthen (self), be stout, be (make, shew, wax) strong(-er), be sure, take (hold), be urgent, behave self valiantly, withstand.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 290x

The KJV translates Strong's H2388 in the following manner: strong (48x), repair (47x), hold (37x), strengthened (28x), strengthen (14x), harden (13x), prevail (10x), encourage (9x), take (9x), courage (8x), caught (5x), stronger (5x), hold (5x), miscellaneous (52x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 290x
The KJV translates Strong's H2388 in the following manner: strong (48x), repair (47x), hold (37x), strengthened (28x), strengthen (14x), harden (13x), prevail (10x), encourage (9x), take (9x), courage (8x), caught (5x), stronger (5x), hold (5x), miscellaneous (52x).

  1. to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be strong, grow strong

        1. to prevail, prevail upon

        2. to be firm, be caught fast, be secure

        3. to press, be urgent

        4. to grow stout, grow rigid, grow hard (bad sense)

        5. to be severe, be grievous

      2. to strengthen

    2. (Piel)

      1. to make strong

      2. to restore to strength, give strength

      3. to strengthen, sustain, encourage

      4. to make strong, make bold, encourage

      5. to make firm

      6. to make rigid, make hard

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to make strong, strengthen

      2. to make firm

      3. to display strength

      4. to make severe

      5. to support

      6. to repair

      7. to prevail, prevail upon

      8. to have or take or keep hold of, retain, hold up, sustain, support

      9. to hold, contain

    4. (Hithpael)

      1. to strengthen oneself

      2. to put forth strength, use one's strength

      3. to withstand

      4. to hold strongly with

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָזַק châzaq, khaw-zak'; a primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer:—aid, amend, × calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintain, play the man, mend, become (wax) mighty, prevail, be recovered, repair, retain, seize, be (wax) sore, strengthen (self), be stout, be (make, shew, wax) strong(-er), be sure, take (hold), be urgent, behave self valiantly, withstand.
STRONGS H2388: Abbreviations
חָזַק 291 verb be or grow firm, strong, strengthen (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic Qfzo חֲזַק bind on or about, gird on, compare Arabic حَزَقَ bind, squeeze) —
† Qal Perfect ח׳ Genesis 41:57 + 4 times; חָזָק֑ 2 Chronicles 26:15; suffix חֲזָקוֺ 2 Chronicles 28:20, etc.; Imperfect יֶהֱז֑ק 2 Chronicles 28:7 (Baer) + 2 times; וַיֶּחֱזַק Genesis 41:56 +; יֶחֶזְקוּ 2 Samuel 10:11 + 2 times; יֶחְזְקוּ Isaiah 28:22; Imperative חֲזַק Deuteronomy 12:23 +; חִזְקוּ Deuteronomy 31:6 +; Infinitive construct לְחָזְקָה 2 Kings 12:13; suffix לְחָזְקָהּ Ezekiel 30:21; Participle חָזֵק [H2390 Exodus 19:19; 2 Samuel 3:1], etc.; —
I. intransitive be or grow strong: —
1. a. of physical strength of hands Judges 7:11; 2 Samuel 2:7; 2 Samuel 16:21; Ezekiel 22:14; Zechariah 8:9, 13 (on Ezekiel 3:14 see below); of arm, followed by infinitive Ezekiel 30:21; used of recovery from illness Isaiah 39:1; followed by מִן of comparison over power 1 Samuel 17:50 (with בְּ instrumental), 2 Samuel 13:14.
b. of people, army Deuteronomy 11:8; Joshua 17:13 (JE), = Judges 1:28; Ezra 9:12; followed by מִן comparative be stronger than, too strong for, prevail against 2 Samuel 10:11 (twice in verse) = 1 Chronicles 19:12 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 20:23, 25; id., followed by accusative 1 Kings 16:22, compare of י׳ as prevailing over man Jeremiah 20:7 (|| יָכֹל); followed by על 2 Chronicles 8:3; 27:5.
c. of royal power וְדָוִד הֹלֵךְ וְהָזֵק [H2390 2 Samuel 3:1] (opposed to הֹלְכִים וְדַלִּים); compare 2 Chronicles 26:15 (|| חֶזְקָה 2 Chronicles 26:16), Daniel 11:5a.
d. prevail over, upon, of word of king 2 Samuel 24:4 (followed by אֶלֿ) = 1 Chronicles 21:4 (followed by עַל).
e. of bonds Isaiah 28:22.
f. of sound of trumpet הוֺלֵךְ וְהָזֵק מְאֹד [H2390 Exodus 19:19] (E, compare חָזָק Exodus 19:16) it grew much louder and louder.
2. be firm, fast: —
a. literally be caught fast, of Absalom's head 2 Samuel 18:9 (followed by בְּ).
b. be firm, secure, of a kingdom 2 Kings 14:5 (+ בְּיָדוֺ) = 2 Chronicles 25:3 (+ עָלָיו). Oftener
c. be firm = courageous, confident, especially Imperative, usually || אמץ (which see), Deuteronomy 31:6, 7, 23; Joshua 1:6, 7, 9, 18; Joshua 10:25; Joshua 23:6 (all D), 2 Samuel 10:12; 2 Samuel 13:28; 1 Kings 2:2; 1 Chronicles 19:13 (|| התחזק), 1 Chronicles 22:13; 1 Chronicles 28:10, 20; 2 Chronicles 15:7; 19:11; 32:7; Ezra 10:4; Psalm 27:14; Psalm 31:25; Isaiah 35:4; Isaiah 41:6; Haggai 2:4 (3 times in verse); Daniel 10:19 (twice in verse); followed byלַמִּלְחָמָה 2 Chronicles 25:8.
d. hold firmly to, devote oneself to, followed by בְּ 2 Chronicles 31:4.
e. followed by Infinitive be firm not to eat blood, i.e. firmly refrain from it Deuteronomy 12:23, compare 1 Chronicles 28:7.
3. press, be urgent, followed by עַל + Infinitive Exodus 12:33 (E); followed by עַל of hand of י׳ in prophetic ecstasy Ezekiel 3:14 (Greek Version of the LXX Co read חֲזָקָה, adjective, see חָזָק).
4. in bad sense:
a. grow stout, rigid, hard, with idea of perversity, of Pharaoh's heart Exodus 7:13, 22; Exodus 8:15 (all P), Exodus 9:35 (R); compare חזקו עָלַי דבריכם Malachi 3:13.
b. be severe, grievous, of battle 2 Kings 3:26; of famine Genesis 41:56, 57 (E), Genesis 47:20 (J; followed by על), 2 Kings 25:3 = Jeremiah 52:6.
II. transitive only לֹא חֲזֶקוֺ 2 Chronicles 28:20 strengthened him not, but text very dubious (|| וַיָצַר לוֺ).
Pi. Perfect חִזַּק Psalm 147:13 +, etc.; Imperfect וַיְחַזֵּק Exodus 9:12 + 10 times, etc.; Imperative חַזֵּק Nehemiah 6:9 + 2 times; feminine singular חַזְּקִי Nahum 3:14; חַזֵּ֑קִי Isaiah 54:2 etc.; Infinitive construct חַזֵּק 2 Kings 12:9 + 12 times; Participle מְחַזֵּק Exodus 14:17; מְחַזְּקִים 2 Kings 12:9; —
1. make strong (physically):
a. followed by accusative of person Judges 16:28; followed by על Judges 3:12; followed by מָתְנַיִם Nahum 2:2 (|| אַמֵּץ כֹּחַ; of personified people).
b.＝restore to strength Daniel 10:18, 19; to health Ezekiel 34:4, 16; with לְ give strength to 1 Chronicles 29:12; so, followed by זְרוֺעֹתָם, Hosea 7:15; Ezekiel 30:24 (and Ezekiel 30:25 Co, see Hiph.)
c. followed by accusative of thing Isaiah 41:7; Jeremiah 10:4 (both with בְּ instrumental; of manufacture of idols); of strengthening tent-pegs, in metaphor Isaiah 54:4, compare Isaiah 33:23; followed by bars of gates Psalm 147:13; often of making strong, fortifying a town, etc. Nahum 3:14; 2 Chronicles 11:11, 12; 26:9; 32:5; = repair (wall, object not expressed) Nehemiah 3:19 see Hiph.; with accusative of temple 2 Kings 12:6; 2 Kings 12:7; 2 Kings 12:15; 2 Kings 22:6; 2 Chronicles 24:5, 12; 29:3; 34:8, compare 2 Chronicles 34:10 (|| לִבְדּוֺק); followed by לְבית י׳ 1 Chronicles 26:27; object breaches (accusative) 2 Kings 12:8; 2 Kings 12:9; 2 Kings 12:13; 2 Kings 22:5.
d. of establishing kingdom 2 Chronicles 11:17.
2. strengthen the hands (accusative) of any one, i.e. sustain, encourage (opposed to רִפָּה) Judges 9:24; Jeremiah 23:14; Ezekiel 13:22; Isaiah 35:3; Job 4:3; Ezra 6:22; Nehemiah 2:18; Nehemiah 6:9; 2 Chronicles 29:34; ידו בֵּאלהים וַיְח׳ 1 Samuel 23:16; followed by בְּ Ezra 1:6 (+ בְּ instrumental)
3. make strong = bold, encourage, with accusative Deuteronomy 1:38; Deuteronomy 3:28; 2 Samuel 11:5; Isaiah 41:7; with accusative of person + לַעֲבֹדַת בֵּית י׳ 2 Chronicles 35:2.
4. make firm: —
a. with 2 accusative וְאַבְנֵֽֽֽטְךָ אֲחַוְּקֶנּוּ Isaiah 22:21 and with thy sash (of office) will I make him firm, i.e. bind it firmly about him (|| הלבישׁ).
b. make firm or fixed, = definitely adopt ֿ יח׳ לָמוֺ דָּבָר רָע Psalm 64:6.
5. make rigid, hard, i.e. perverse, obstinate, harden (the heart of any one) Exodus 4:21; Exodus 10:20, 27 (all E), Exodus 9:12; Exodus 11:10; Exodus 14:4, 8, 17 (all P), Joshua 11:20 (D); see also פניהם מִסֶּלַע ח׳ Jeremiah 5:3.
Hiph.118 Perfect הֶחֱזִיק Judges 7:8 +; 3rd person feminine singular הֶחֱזִ֫יקָה Jeremiah 49:24 +; suffix הֶחֱזִקָ֑תְנִי Jeremiah 8:21; הֶחֱזַ֫קָתִּי Nehemiah 5:16 + 3 times; וְהַחֲזַקְתִּ֫י Ezekiel 30:23, etc.; Imperfect יַחֲזִיק Job 8:15 + 2 times; 1st person singular וְאַחְזֵק Isaiah 42:6; יַחֲזִיקוּ Jeremiah 6:23 + 2 times; יַחֲזִקוּ Daniel 11:32, etc.; Imperative הַחֲזֵק 2 Samuel 11:25 + 2 times, etc.; Infinitive construct הַחֲזִיק 2 Kings 15:19; Isaiah 64:6; suffix הֶחֱזִיקִי Jeremiah 31:32 (הַח׳ Manuscript Petrop. see RSJPh xvi, 1888, 73); Participle מַחֲזִיק Exodus 9:2 + 9 times; suffix מַחֲזִקָהּ Daniel 11:6; feminine singular מַחֲזֶקֶת Nehemiah 4:11; plural מַחֲזִיקִים Nehemiah 4:10 + 5 times; construct מַחֲוִיקֵי Ezekiel 27:9, 27; —
† 1. a. make strong, strengthen Jeremiah 51:12.
b. make firm, the kingdom 2 Kings 15:19 (+ בְּיָדוֺ).
c. display strength (late) 2 Chronicles 26:8 (|| וַיֵלֶךְ שְׁמוֺ עַד וגו׳), Daniel 11:32 (|| וְעָשׂוּ).
† 2. make severe, of battle 2 Samuel 11:25.
† 3. followed by יד = support Ezekiel 16:49; followed by זְרוֺעוֺת Ezekiel 30:25 (subject י׳; but Co reads Pi. as † Ezekiel 30:24).
4.＝repair, walls of Jerusalem, Nehemiah 3:4 (3 times in verse) + 31 times Nehemiah 3; compare (in general) participle used substantively מחזיקי בדקף Ezekiel 27:9, 27 of Tyre and her ships (|| מַלָּחִים, etc.)
† 5. prevail, absolute Daniel 11:7; followed by עַל Job 18:9; prevail upon to בּוֺ לֶאֱכֹל הח׳ 2 Kings 4:8.
6. especially take or keep hold of, seize, grasp:
a. take hold of, seize, catch, followed by בְּ Genesis 19:4(J), Genesis 21:18(E), Exodus 4:4 (J; || אחז), Judges 7:20; 1 Samuel 15:27; 2 Samuel 1:11; 1 Kings 1:50; 1 Kings 2:28; 2 Kings 2:12; 2 Kings 4:27; Isaiah 4:1; Zechariah 8:23 (twice in verse); Proverbs 7:13; Proverbs 26:17, compare also Judges 19:25, 29; 2 Chronicles 28:15; with violence Deuteronomy 22:25; Deuteronomy 25:11; 1 Samuel 17:35 (perhaps of consecutive frequently, see Dr), 2 Samuel 2:16; 2 Samuel 13:11; followed by לְ 2 Samuel 15:5; figurative take hold in order to lead one (subject י׳) followed by בְּ Jeremiah 31:32, with accusative Isaiah 41:9, 13; compare Isaiah 51:18 (בְּ; || נֵהֵל); followed by accusative Nahum 3:14 take hold of the brick-mould, Jeremiah 6:23 = Jeremiah 50:42, Zechariah 14:13 (with violence), Psalm 35:2; Nehemiah 4:10; Nehemiah 4:11, seize the kingdom Daniel 11:21; in metaphor Micah 4:9 (הֶחֱזִיקֵךְ חִיל), Jeremiah 6:24; Jeremiah 8:21; Jeremiah 49:24 (see Gie), Jeremiah 50:43; of pious laying hold of י׳, followed by בְּ Isaiah 64:6; compare Isaiah 27:5; Isaiah 56:2, 4, 6; of other gods 1 Kings 9:9 2 Chronicles 7:22; laying hold of wisdom Proverbs 3:18, compare Proverbs 4:13; Job 2:3, 9; Job 27:6; Jeremiah 8:5.
b. have or keep hold of, followed by בְּ Judges 16:26; 2 Samuel 3:29; Jeremiah 50:33; Nehemiah 4:15.
c. hold up, followed by בְּ, figurative = sustain, support Leviticus 25:35; of י׳ holding his servants Isaiah 42:6; Isaiah 45:1, compare Job 8:20; see also participle used substantively Daniel 11:1 (|| מָעוֺז), Daniel 11:6 (|| מֵבִיא, יֹלֵד); of Nehemiah holding fast to his (בְּ) his work Nehemiah 5:16; compare of wicked, holding to his house Job 8:15; cleave or cling to (על) one's brethren Nehemiah 10:30. hence c. keep, retain, followed by בְּ Exodus 9:2 (J), Judges 7:8; Judges 19:4; so Ezekiel 7:13 Sm Co (MT Hithp.); followed by anger (accusative) Micah 7:18.
d. hence also hold, contain, followed by accusative 2 Chronicles 4:5.
† Hithp. (especially Chronicles) Perfect הִתְחַזַּק 2 Chronicles 13:7 + 3 times, etc., Imperfect וַיִּתְחַוֵּק Genesis 48:2 + 7 times; וַיִּתְחַזַּק 2 Chronicles 21:4; 32:5; יִתְחַזָּ֑קוּ Ezekiel 7:13 (but Sm Co read Hiph.), etc.; Imperative הִתְחַוַּק 1 Kings 20:22; הִתְחַזְּקוּ 1 Samuel 4:9; Infinitive construct לְהִתְחַזֵּק 2 Chronicles 13:8; 16:9; Participle מִתְחַזֵּק 2 Samuel 3:6; Daniel 10:21; plural מִתְחַזְּקִים 1 Chronicles 11:10; —
1. strengthen oneself 2 Samuel 3:6; 1 Kings 20:22; 2 Chronicles 1:1; 12:13; 13:21; 21:4; 23:1; 25:11; 27:6; followed by עַל against 2 Chronicles 17:1; gain strength Ezra 7:28; Daniel 10:19, compare ביהוה הִתְח׳ 1 Samuel 30:6; figurative= take courage 2 Chronicles 15:8.
2. put forth strength, use one's strength Genesis 48:2 (i.e. he exerted himself, he sat up by a great effort), Numbers 13:20 Judges 20:22; 1 Samuel 4:9; 2 Samuel 10:12; 1 Chronicles 19:13; 2 Chronicles 32:5.
3. followed by לִפְנֵי withstand 2 Chronicles 13:7, 8.
4. followed by עִם hold strongly with 1 Chronicles 11:10; Daniel 10:21, compare of י׳, עִם לְבָבָם שָׁלֵם אֵלָיו להתח׳ 2 Chronicles 16:9. — For יִתְחַזָּ֑קו Ezekiel 7:13 read Hiph., see Sm Co Da.
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Genesis

19:4; 21:18; 41:56; 41:56; 41:57; 41:57; 47:20; 48:2; 48:2

Exodus

4:4; 4:21; 7:13; 7:22; 8:15; 9:2; 9:2; 9:12; 9:12; 9:35; 10:20; 10:27; 11:10; 12:33; 14:4; 14:8; 14:17; 14:17; 19:16

Leviticus

25:35

Numbers

13:20

Deuteronomy

1:38; 3:28; 11:8; 12:23; 12:23; 22:25; 25:11; 31:6; 31:6; 31:7; 31:23

Joshua

1:6; 1:7; 1:9; 1:18; 10:25; 11:20; 17:13; 23:6

Judges

1:28; 3:12; 7:8; 7:8; 7:11; 7:20; 9:24; 16:26; 16:28; 19:4; 19:25; 19:29; 20:22

1 Samuel

4:9; 4:9; 15:27; 17:35; 17:50; 23:16; 30:6

2 Samuel

1:11; 2:7; 2:16; 3:6; 3:6; 3:29; 10:11; 10:11; 10:12; 10:12; 11:5; 11:25; 11:25; 13:11; 13:14; 13:28; 15:5; 16:21; 18:9; 24:4

1 Kings

1:50; 2:2; 2:28; 9:9; 16:22; 20:22; 20:22; 20:23; 20:25

2 Kings

2:12; 3:26; 4:8; 4:27; 12:6; 12:7; 12:8; 12:9; 12:9; 12:9; 12:13; 12:13; 12:15; 14:5; 15:19; 15:19; 22:5; 22:6; 25:3

1 Chronicles

11:10; 11:10; 19:12; 19:13; 19:13; 21:4; 22:13; 26:27; 28:7; 28:10; 28:20; 29:12

2 Chronicles

1:1; 4:5; 7:22; 8:3; 11:11; 11:12; 11:17; 12:13; 13:7; 13:7; 13:8; 13:8; 13:21; 15:7; 15:8; 16:9; 16:9; 17:1; 19:11; 21:4; 21:4; 23:1; 24:5; 24:12; 25:3; 25:8; 25:11; 26:8; 26:9; 26:15; 26:15; 26:16; 27:5; 27:6; 28:7; 28:15; 28:20; 28:20; 29:3; 29:34; 31:4; 32:5; 32:5; 32:5; 32:7; 34:8; 34:10; 35:2

Ezra

1:6; 6:22; 7:28; 9:12; 10:4

Nehemiah

2:18; 3:4; 3:19; 4:10; 4:10; 4:11; 4:11; 4:15; 5:16; 5:16; 6:9; 6:9; 10:30

Job

2:3; 2:9; 4:3; 8:15; 8:15; 8:20; 18:9; 27:6

Psalms

27:14; 35:2; 64:6; 147:13; 147:13

Proverbs

3:18; 4:13; 7:13; 26:17

Isaiah

4:1; 22:21; 27:5; 28:22; 28:22; 33:23; 35:3; 35:4; 39:1; 41:6; 41:7; 41:7; 41:9; 41:13; 42:6; 42:6; 45:1; 51:18; 54:2; 54:4; 56:2; 56:4; 56:6; 64:6; 64:6

Jeremiah

5:3; 6:23; 6:23; 6:24; 8:5; 8:21; 8:21; 10:4; 20:7; 23:14; 31:32; 31:32; 49:24; 49:24; 50:33; 50:42; 50:43; 51:12; 52:6

Ezekiel

3:14; 3:14; 7:13; 7:13; 7:13; 13:22; 16:49; 22:14; 27:9; 27:9; 27:27; 27:27; 30:21; 30:21; 30:23; 30:24; 30:24; 30:25; 30:25; 34:4; 34:16

Daniel

10:18; 10:19; 10:19; 10:19; 10:21; 10:21; 11:1; 11:5; 11:6; 11:6; 11:7; 11:21; 11:32; 11:32

Hosea

7:15

Micah

4:9; 7:18

Nahum

2:2; 3:14; 3:14; 3:14

Haggai

2:4

Zechariah

8:9; 8:13; 8:23; 14:13

Malachi

3:13

H2388

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Strong's Number H2388 matches the Hebrew חָזַק (ḥāzaq),
which occurs 290 times in 266 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 3 / 6 (1Ch 22:13–Neh 2:18)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:13 - “Then you will prosper, if you are careful to [fn]follow the statutes and the ordinances which the LORD commanded Moses concerning Israel. Be strong H2388 and courageous, do not fear nor be dismayed.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:27 - They dedicated [fn]part of the spoils won in battles to repair H2388 the house of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:7 - ‘I will establish his kingdom forever if he resolutely H2388 performs My commandments and My ordinances, as [fn]is done now.’

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:10 - “Consider now, for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be H2388 courageous H2388 and act.”

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Then David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong H2388 and courageous, and act; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you until all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:12 - “Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all, and in Your hand is power and might; and it lies in Your hand to make great and to strengthen H2388 everyone.

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Now Solomon the son of David established H2388 himself securely H2388 over his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him and exalted him greatly.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:5 - It was a [fn]hand width thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom; it could hold three thousand [fn]baths.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:22 - “And they will say, ‘Because they abandoned the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them from the land of Egypt, and they adopted H2388 other gods, and worshiped and served them; therefore He has brought all this adversity on them.’”

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Then Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and captured H2388 it.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:11 - He also strengthened H2388 the fortresses and put officers in them and supplies of food, oil, and wine.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:12 - He put shields and spears in every city and strengthened H2388 them greatly. So he held Judah and Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:17 - They strengthened H2388 the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam the son of Solomon for three years, for they walked in the way of David and Solomon for three years.

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So King Rehoboam became H2388 powerful H2388 in Jerusalem and reigned there. For Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel, to put His name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:7 - and worthless men gathered to him, wicked men, who proved too strong for Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, when [fn]he was young and timid and could not hold H2388 his own H2388 against them.

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“So now you intend to assert H2388 yourselves against the kingdom of the LORD [fn]through the sons of David, [fn]being a great multitude and having with you the golden calves which Jeroboam made for you as gods.

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But Abijah became H2388 powerful H2388, and he took fourteen wives for himself, and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:7 - “But you, be strong H2388 and do not [fn]lose courage, for there is a reward for your work.”

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Now when Asa heard these words and the [fn]prophecy which Azariah the son of Oded the prophet spoke, he took H2388 courage H2388 and removed the abominable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and from the cities which he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD which was in front of the porch of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:9 - “For the eyes of the LORD roam throughout the earth, so that He may strongly H2388 support H2388 those whose heart is completely His. You have acted foolishly in this. Indeed, from now on you will have wars.”

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His son Jehoshaphat then became king in his place, and he proved H2388 himself strong H2388 over Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:11 - “Behold, Amariah the chief priest will be over you in every matter [fn]that pertains to the LORD, and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king. Also the Levites shall be officers before you. [fn]Act resolutely H2388, and may the LORD be with the upright.”

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Now when Jehoram had [fn]taken over the kingdom of his father and gathered H2388 courage H2388, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and some of the leaders of Israel as well.

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Now in the seventh year, Jehoiada gathered H2388 his courage H2388, and took captains of hundreds: Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Johanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, and they entered into a covenant with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:5 - He gathered the priests and Levites and said to them, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect money from all Israel to [fn]repair H2388 the house of your God annually, and you shall [fn]do the work quickly.” But the Levites did not act quickly.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:12 - The king and Jehoiada gave it to those who did the work of the service of the house of the LORD; and they hired masons and carpenters to restore the house of the LORD, and also workers in iron and bronze to repair H2388 the house of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:3 - Now it came about, as soon as the kingdom was H2388 [fn]firmly H2388 in his grasp, that he killed his servants who had killed his father the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:8 - “But if you do go, do it, be strong H2388 for the battle; yet God will [fn]bring you down before the enemy, for God has the power to help and to [fn]bring down.”

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Now Amaziah gathered H2388 his courage H2388 and led his people out, and went to the Valley of Salt, and struck and killed ten thousand of the sons of Seir.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:8 - The Ammonites gave tribute to Uzziah, and his [fn]fame extended to the border of Egypt, for he became H2388 very strong H2388.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:9 - Moreover, Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and at the corner buttress, and he fortified H2388 them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:15 - In Jerusalem he made machines of war invented by skillful workmen to be on the towers and the corners, for the purpose of shooting arrows and great stones. So his [fn]fame spread far, for he was marvelously helped until he was strong H2388.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 27:5 - He fought with the king of the Ammonites and prevailed H2388 over them so that during that year the Ammonites gave him [fn]a hundred talents of silver, [fn]ten thousand kors of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. The Ammonites also paid him this amount in the second year and in the third.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 27:6 - So Jotham became H2388 powerful H2388 because he directed his ways before the LORD his God.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:15 - Then the men who were designated by name got up, took H2388 the captives, and they clothed all their naked people from the spoils; they gave them clothes and sandals, fed them and gave them drink, anointed them with oil, led all their feeble ones on donkeys, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brothers; then they returned to Samaria.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:20 - So Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came against him and afflicted him instead of strengthening H2388 him.

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In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of the LORD and repaired H2388 them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:34 - But the priests were too few, so that they were unable to skin all the burnt offerings; therefore their brothers the Levites helped H2388 them until the work was finished and the other priests had consecrated themselves. For the Levites were more [fn]conscientious to consecrate themselves than the priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:4 - Also he told the people who lived in Jerusalem to give the portion due to the priests and the Levites, so that they might devote H2388 themselves to the Law of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:5 - And he resolutely H2388 set H2388 to H2388 work H2388 and rebuilt all of the wall that had been broken down and [fn]erected towers on it, and built another outside wall and strengthened H2388 the [fn]Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in great numbers.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:7 - “Be strong H2388 and courageous, do not fear or be dismayed because of the king of Assyria nor because of all the horde that is with him; for the One with us is greater than the one with him.

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Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, Maaseiah an official of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the secretary, to repair H2388 the house of the LORD his God.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:10 - Then they handed it over to the workmen who had the oversight of the house of the LORD, and the workmen who were working in the house of the LORD [fn]used it to restore and repair H2388 the house.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:2 - He appointed the priests to their offices and encouraged H2388 them in the service of the house of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 1:6 - And all of those around them [fn]encouraged H2388 them with articles of silver, with gold, with equipment, cattle, and with valuables, aside from everything that was given as a [fn]voluntary offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:22 - And they held the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with joy, because the LORD had made them happy, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to [fn]encourage H2388 them in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:28 - and has extended favor to me before the king and his counselors and before all the king’s mighty officials. So I was strengthened H2388 according to the hand of the LORD my God that was upon me, and I gathered [fn]leading men from Israel to go up with me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:12 - ‘So now do not give your daughters to their sons nor take their daughters for your sons, and never seek their peace or their prosperity, so that you may be strong H2388 and may eat the good things of the land, and leave it as an inheritance to your sons forever.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:4 - “Arise! For this matter is [fn]your responsibility, but we will be with you; be H2388 courageous H2388 and act.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:18 - And I told them how the hand of my God had been favorable to me and also about the king’s words which he had spoken to me. Then they said, “Let’s arise and build.” So they put H2388 their hands to the good work.

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