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Lexicon :: Strong's H2896 - ṭôḇ

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טוֹב
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ṭôḇ
Pronunciation
tobe
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Part of Speech
adjective, feminine noun, masculine noun
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TWOT Reference: 793a

Strong’s Definitions

טוֹב ṭôwb, tobe; from H2895; good (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 or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well):—beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, × fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, × most, pleasant, pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 559x

The KJV translates Strong's H2896 in the following manner: good (361x), better (72x), well (20x), goodness (16x), goodly (9x), best (8x), merry (7x), fair (7x), prosperity (6x), precious (4x), fine (3x), wealth (3x), beautiful (2x), fairer (2x), favour (2x), glad (2x), miscellaneous (35x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 559x
The KJV translates Strong's H2896 in the following manner: good (361x), better (72x), well (20x), goodness (16x), goodly (9x), best (8x), merry (7x), fair (7x), prosperity (6x), precious (4x), fine (3x), wealth (3x), beautiful (2x), fairer (2x), favour (2x), glad (2x), miscellaneous (35x).
adjective

  1. good, pleasant, agreeable

    1. pleasant, agreeable (to the senses)

    2. pleasant (to the higher nature)

    3. good, excellent (of its kind)

    4. good, rich, valuable in estimation

    5. good, appropriate, becoming

    6. better (comparative)

    7. glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature)

    8. good understanding (of man's intellectual nature)

    9. good, kind, benign

    10. good, right (ethical)

      masculine noun

  2. a good thing, benefit, welfare

    1. welfare, prosperity, happiness

    2. good things (collective)

    3. good, benefit

    4. moral good

      feminine noun

  3. welfare, benefit, good things

    1. welfare, prosperity, happiness

    2. good things (collective)

    3. bounty

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
טוֹב ṭôwb, tobe; from H2895; good (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 or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well):—beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, × fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, × most, pleasant, pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
STRONGS H2896: Abbreviations
† II. טוֺב adjective pleasant, agreeable, good (see LagBN 26; Aramaic H2869 טַב, Palmyrene טב VogNo. 81, טבא VogNo. 75) — masculine ט׳ Genesis 2:12 + 22 times, טוֺבָם Micah 7:4; feminine טוֺבָה Esther 8:5 + 50 times, טֹבָה Deuteronomy 6:18 + 2 times; construct טוֺבַת Genesis 26:7 + 6 times, טֹבַת Genesis 24:16; plural טוֺבִים Jeremiah 44:17 + 28 times; טֹבִים Genesis 27:9 + 4 times; construct טוֺבֵי Daniel 1:4 + 2 times; plural טוֺבוֺת Esther 2:2, טֹבוֺת Jeremiah 24:2 + 6 times, טֹבֹת Genesis 6:2 + 4 times; —
1. pleasant, agreeable to the senses:
a. to the sight, fair, of daughters of men Genesis 6:2 (J); of a son Exodus 2:2 (E), 1 Samuel 9:2; 1 Kings 20:3, young men (but read herds Greek Version of the LXX Th We Klo Dr Bu) 1 Samuel 8:16; מראיהם their appearance Daniel 1:15, טֹבַת מראה Genesis 24:16; Genesis 26:7 (both J), 2 Samuel 11:2; Esther 1:11; Esther 2:3, 7; טוב ראי 1 Samuel 16:12; טוב תאר 1 Kings 1:6; טובַת חן Nahum 3:4; טוֺבוֺת מראה Esther 2:2; טוֺבֵי מראה Daniel 1:4; טוב לעינים Ecclesiastes 11:7; טובה בעיניו fair in his eyes Esther 8:5; of mantle Joshua 7:21 (J); goodly houses Isaiah 5:9; Deuteronomy 8:12; cities Deuteronomy 6:10; situation of city 2 Kings 2:19.
b. to the taste, good, sweet, agreeable for eating למאכל Genesis 2:9; Genesis 3:6 (both J); ears of grain Genesis 41:5, 22, 24, 26 (E); figs Jeremiah 24:2, 3 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 24:5; honey Proverbs 24:13; כְּיֵין הטוב Songs 7:10 as wine of the best sort (Hi reads כַּיַּיִן); תְּנוּבָתִי הַטּוֺבָּה Judges 9:11 my sweet fruit (|| מָתְקִי).
c. to the smell, sweet-scented, of ointment Songs 1:3; קנה הטוב Jeremiah 6:20 the fragrant cane.
d. of pleasant shadow of tree Hosea 4:13.
2. pleasant to the higher nature, giving pleasure, happiness, prosperity, and so agreeable, pleasing, well:
a. of time: יום טוב good day, festal day 1 Samuel 25:8; Esther 8:17; Esther 9:19, 22; of feasts Zechariah 8:19; prosperous years Genesis 41:35 (E).
b. of place, טוב בית הנשׁים Esther 2:9 the best part of the women's house; לוֺ בַּטּ׳ Deuteronomy 23:17, בְּעֵינֵי בַּטּ׳ Genesis 20:15 (see c f below).
c. of persons, (אתה) טוב בעיני pleasing in the eyes of 1 Samuel 29:6 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 29:9 טוב בעיני י׳ Malachi 2:17 (compare verb 4, and f below); later לִפְנֵי Ecclesiastes 2:26 (twice in verse); Ecclesiastes 7:26; inserted in 1 Samuel 29:10 Greek Version of the LXX We Dr; compare עם ט׳ 1 Samuel 2:26.
d. of word or message, בְּשׂוֺרָה טוֺבָה 2 Samuel 18:27 good tidings; שְׁמוּעָה ט׳ good report 1 Samuel 2:24; Proverbs 15:30; Proverbs 25:25; דבר בעתו Proverbs 15:23 a word in its season; דבר טוב Proverbs 12:25 an agreeable word (maketh the heart glad); דבר טוב Psalm 45:2 a good theme.
e. of other things, דֶּרֶךְ טובה 1 Samuel 24:20 a pleasant, prosperous journey; מנחה כי טוב Genesis 49:15 (poem); of unity of brethren מה טוב ומה נעים Psalm 133:1 how good and how pleasant it is! טוב לְ (יהיה) it shall be well for Ecclesiastes 2:3; Ecclesiastes 6:12; Ecclesiastes 8:12, 13 (compare verb 3); הֲטוֺב כִּי Job 13:9 will it be advantageous that (see 5).
f. עשׂה הטוב בעיני do what is pleasing in the eyes of Genesis 16:5 (J), Judges 19:24; 1 Samuel 1:23; 1 Samuel 3:18; 1 Samuel 14:40; 2 Samuel 10:12＝1 Chronicles 19:13; 2 Samuel 19:19; 2 Samuel 19:28; 2 Samuel 19:39; 2 Kings 10:5; 2 Kings 20:3＝Isaiah 38:3; 1 Chronicles 21:23＝2 Samuel 24:22 where object of העלה; עשׂה (כ) (כל) (ה)טוב בע׳ Genesis 19:8 (J), Judges 10:15; 1 Samuel 11:10; 1 Samuel 14:36; Esther 3:11; (כ)הטוב עשׂה ו(כ)הישׁר בע׳) Deuteronomy 12:28; Joshua 9:25 (D), 2 Chronicles 14:1; Jeremiah 26:14, compare Esther 8:8; nouns reversed Deuteronomy 6:18; עשׂה הטוֺב והישׁר לפני 2 Chronicles 31:20; טוב בע׳ in other combinations Numbers 36:6 (P), Jeremiah 40:4; ראה הטוב והישׁר 2 Kings 10:3; דבּר ט׳ 1 Kings 22:13 2 Chronicles 18:12; Numbers 10:29 (J), 1 Samuel 19:4; Esther 7:9; דבּר מטוב עדרֿע speak either good or bad Genesis 31:24, 29 (E); למרע ועד טוב 2 Samuel 13:22; רע או טוב Genesis 24:50 (J); התנבא ט׳ 1 Kings 22:8, 18 2 Chronicles 18:17; compare 1 Kings 22:13 2 Chronicles 18:12.
3. good, excellent of its kind:
a. of the several creations, וירא אלהים כי טוֺב and God saw that it was good, excellent Genesis 1:4, 10, 12, 18, 21, 25 (P); טוֺב מאר כל אשׁר עשׂה והנּה Genesis 1:31 (P) God saw all that he had made, and behold it was very excellent. So...
b. of land, soil, fruitful, fertile: ארץ Exodus 3:8; Numbers 13:19 (both J), Numbers 14:7 (P), Deuteronomy 1:25, 35; Deuteronomy 3:25; Deuteronomy 4:21, 22; Deuteronomy 6:18; Deuteronomy 8:7, 10; Deuteronomy 9:6; Deuteronomy 11:17; Joshua 23:16 (D), Judges 18:9; 1 Chronicles 28:8; אדמה 1 Kings 14:15; Joshua 23:13, 15 (D); הר Deuteronomy 3:25; חלקה 2 Kings 3:19, 25; שׂדה Ezekiel 17:8; נָוֶה Ezekiel 34:14; מרעה 1 Chronicles 4:40; Ezekiel 34:14, 18.
c. of vegetation, choice, fruitful זֵיתִים 1 Samuel 8:14; עץ 2 Kings 3:19, 25; Ezekiel 31:16; שׁמן טוב 2 Kings 20:13 precious oil＝Isaiah 39:2; Psalm 133:2 Ecclesiastes 7:1; of seed, אם שׁניהם טובים Ecclesiastes 11:6 whether both of them will be fruitful.
d. of animals, fat בקר Genesis 18:7 (J); עזים Genesis 27:9 (J); פרות Genesis 41:26 (E); יָרֵךְ Ezekiel 24:4.
e. of minerals, fine, pure זהב Genesis 2:12 (J), 2 Chronicles 3:5, 8; כֶּתֶם Lamentations 4:1; brass Ezra 8:27, soldering Isaiah 41:7.
4. good, rich, valuable in estimation:
a. in quantity, שׂיבה טובה good old age Genesis 15:15 (R), Genesis 25:8 (P), Judges 8:32; 1 Chronicles 29:28; dowry Genesis 30:20 (E; many sons); treasury Deuteronomy 28:12 (from which י׳ sends blessings).
b. in price, goodly, valuable: of the estimation put upon house, beast, and tithe Leviticus 27:10 (twice in verse); Leviticus 27:12, 14, 33 (H); profit Proverbs 31:18; hire Ecclesiastes 4:9; מחמדי הטבים Joel 4:5 [Joel 3:5] my goodly precious things.
5. good, appropriate, becoming, טוב אשׁר Ecclesiastes 7:18 (compare Ecclesiastes 5:4 below); טובה חכמה עם נחלה Ecclesiastes 7:11 wisdom is good with an inheritance (other transitive see in VB); || יָפֶה Ecclesiastes 5:17; with עֵצָה 2 Samuel 17:7, 14 good advice; טוב פתר Genesis 40:16 (E) that he interpreted well; טוב הדבר (לא) Exodus 18:17 (E) the thing is (not) good, wise, so Deuteronomy 1:14; 1 Samuel 26:16; טוב (ה)דבר the word is good, is well said 1 Samuel 9:10; 1 Kings 2:38, 42; 1 Kings 18:24; 2 Kings 20:19＝Isaiah 39:8, for which abbreviated טוב well! good! exclamation Ruth 3:13; 1 Samuel 20:7; 2 Samuel 3:13; 1 Kings 2:18; followed by כּי it is good that 2 Samuel 18:3; Ruth 2:22; Lamentations 3:27; Job 10:3 (compare Job 13:9 2e); with infinitive Genesis 2:18 (J), Psalm 73:28; Psalm 92:2; Psalm 147:1; Proverbs 25:27 (compare below 10); with וְ (strangely) טוֺב וְיָחִיל וגו׳ Lamentations 3:26 it is good that one wait (see דּוּמָם, יָחִיל); בלא דעת נֶפֶשׁ לא טוב Proverbs 19:2 that a soul be without knowledge is not good.
6. with מִן comparative＝better, followed by infinitive Genesis 29:19 (E), Exodus 14:12 (J), Psalm 118:8; Psalm 118:9; Proverbs 16:19; Proverbs 25:7; Ecclesiastes 6:9; Ecclesiastes 7:2; infinitive omitted Proverbs 21:9, 19; Proverbs 25:24; מן omitted Numbers 14:3 (J; comparative only implied); with מן person Judges 15:2; Ruth 4:15; 1 Samuel 1:8; 1 Samuel 9:2; 1 Samuel 15:28; 1 Kings 2:32; 1 Kings 19:4; 2 Chronicles 21:13; Proverbs 12:9; Proverbs 16:32; Proverbs 19:1, 22; Proverbs 27:10; Proverbs 28:6; Lamentations 4:9; Esther 1:19; Ecclesiastes 4:3, 9, 13; Ecclesiastes 6:3; Ecclesiastes 7:5, 8; with מן of thing Judges 8:2; 1 Samuel 15:22; 2 Samuel 17:14; 1 Kings 21:2; 2 Kings 5:12; Hosea 2:9; Amos 6:2; Isaiah 56:5; Jonah 4:3, 8; Psalm 37:16; Psalm 63:4; Psalm 84:11; Psalm 119:72; Proverbs 3:14; Proverbs 8:11, 19; Proverbs 15:16, 17; Proverbs 16:8, 16; Proverbs 17:1; Proverbs 22:1; Proverbs 27:5; Songs 1:2; Ecclesiastes 4:6; Ecclesiastes 7:1, 3, 8, 10; Ecclesiastes 9:4, 16, 18; followed by מִשֶּׁ־ Ecclesiastes 5:4; מַהטּֿוֺב ֗֗֗ הֲ ֗֗֗ אִם is it better... or ? Judges 9:2; הֲטוב ֗֗֗ אוֺ Judges 18:19; אין -טוב שֶׁ Ecclesiastes 2:24 (read מִשֶּׁ־ see Commentaries); אין טוב מאשׁר Ecclesiastes 3:22; אין טוב כִי אִם Ecclesiastes 3:12; Ecclesiastes 8:15; so 1 Samuel 27:1 Greek Version of the LXX We Dr Klo Kit Bu (MT only כי with Imperfect)
7. of man's sensuous nature, glad, happy, prosperous: טוב לב merry, glad heart Proverbs 15:15; Esther 5:9; Ecclesiastes 9:7; טוֺבֵי לב 1 Kings 8:65 2 Chronicles 7:10; טובים וַנּהיה Jeremiah 44:17 we were prosperous; similarly Psalm 112:5.
8. of man's intellectual nature, שֵׂכֶל טוֺב good understanding 2 Chronicles 30:22; Psalm 111:10; Proverbs 3:4; Proverbs 13:15; טוֺבַת שֶׂכֶל 1 Samuel 25:3.
9. good, kind, benign:
a. of men, themselves 1 Samuel 25:15; 2 Samuel 18:27; 2 Chronicles 10:7; the eye Proverbs 22:9; דברים טובים kind words 1 Kings 12:7 2 Chronicles 10:7.
b. of God, himself Nahum 1:7; 2 Chronicles 30:18; Psalm 86:5; כי טוב for he is good, kind Psalm 34:9; Psalm 100:5; Psalm 135:3; Jeremiah 33:11; כי טוב כי לעולם חסדוֺ 1 Chronicles 16:34; 2 Chronicles 5:13; 7:3; Ezra 3:11; Psalm 106:1; Psalm 107:1; Psalm 118:1; Psalm 118:29; Psalm 136:1; טוב לְ kind to Psalm 73:1; Psalm 145:9; Lamentations 3:25; יד (ה)טובה על Ezra 7:9; Ezra 8:18; Nehemiah 2:8, 18; רוחךָ (ה)טובה Nehemiah 9:20; Psalm 143:10; שׁמךָ כי טוב Psalm 52:11; Psalm 54:8; כּי טוב חסדךָ Psalm 69:17; Psalm 109:21; הדבר(ים) הטוב(יםׅ the good, kind word(s) spoken in promise Joshua 21:43; Joshua 23:14, 15 (D), 1 Kings 8:56; Jeremiah 29:10; Jeremiah 33:14; Zechariah 1:13.
10. good (ethical), right: מה טוב || what Yahweh requires Micah 6:8, || משׁפט Job 34:4:
a. of man himself || ישׁר Micah 7:4; אישׁ טוב Proverbs 14:14; (ה)טוב(ים)ׅ＝(the) good 2 Chronicles 19:11; Psalm 125:4; Proverbs 2:28; Proverbs 12:2; Proverbs 13:22; Proverbs 14:19; Proverbs 15:3; Ecclesiastes 9:2 (twice in verse); man's deeds דברים 2 Chronicles 2:12; 2 Chronicles 19:3; מעשׂה 1 Samuel 19:4; Ecclesiastes 12:14; מעללים Ezekiel 36:31; דֶּרֶךְ הטובה והישׂרה 1 Samuel 12:23 the good and right way; (הַ)דֶּרֶךְ (ה)טוב(ה)ׅ (the) good way 1 Kings 8:36 2 Chronicles 6:27; Isaiah 65:2; Jeremiah 6:16; Psalm 36:5; Proverbs 16:29; דבריךָ טובים ונכחים 2 Samuel 15:3 good and right is thy case; דבר טוב good thing 1 Kings 14:13; לא טוב הדבר Nehemiah 5:9; אשׂר לא טוב עשׂה Ezekiel 18:18; so of מאזני מרמה etc., Proverbs 20:23; לא טובwith infinitive (see 5) it is not good or right to: ענושׁ לצדּיק Proverbs 17:26; פני רשׁע שׂאת Proverbs 18:5; הכּר פנים Proverbs 28:21; Proverbs 24:23 (בל טוב).
b. of God טוב אתה ומטיב Psalm 119:68; טוב וישׁר יהוה Psalm 25:8; משׁפטיך טובים Psalm 119:39; his commands מצות Nehemiah 9:13; חקים Ezekiel 20:25 (לא טובים); לקח טוב Proverbs 4:2; מפי עליון לא תצא הרעות והטוב Lamentations 3:38.

† III. טוֺב noun masculineJeremiah 17:6 (compare טוֺבָה noun feminine) a good thing, benefit, welfare: — ט׳ Genesis 26:29 + 134 times; —
1. welfare, prosperity, happiness: || שָׁלוֺם Isaiah 52:7; Jeremiah 8:15; Jeremiah 14:19; אם טוב ואם רע Jeremiah 42:6 whether prosperity or adversity; יבוא טוב Jeremiah 17:6 prosperity cometh; שׂמח בט׳ Deuteronomy 26:11; 2 Chronicles 6:41; ראה בט׳ Ecclesiastes 2:1; Jeremiah 29:32; object of ראה Psalm 4:7; Psalm 34:13; Ecclesiastes 2:24; Ecclesiastes 3:13; Job 7:7; of דרשׁ Esther 10:3; of בקשׁ Psalm 122:9; מנע Psalm 84:12; Jeremiah 5:25; נתן Psalm 85:13; קוה Job 30:26; מצא Proverbs 16:20; Proverbs 17:20; Proverbs 18:22; Proverbs 19:8; נחל Proverbs 28:10; חסר Psalm 34:11; בשׂר 1 Kings 1:42; Isaiah 52:7; חול לט׳ Micah 1:12; חכמה וט׳ 1 Kings 10:7; טוב וחסד Psalm 23:6; בטוב in prosperity Psalm 25:13; Job 21:13; Job 36:11; Ecclesiastes 7:14; מטוב because of prosperity Zechariah 1:17; afar from happiness Psalm 39:3; כטוב Hosea 10:1; לטוב Deuteronomy 30:9; Jeremiah 15:11; לטוב לָנוּ Deuteronomy 6:24 for good to us,＝for our good, Deuteronomy 10:13 (לְךָ), Jeremiah 32:39 (לָהֶם; compare לרע ל Jeremiah 7:6; Jeremiah 25:7).
2. good things, (collective) ברכ(ו)ת ט׳ blessing of good things Psalm 21:4; Proverbs 24:25; מִלֵּא בָתֵּיהֶם ט׳ Job 22:18 filled their houses with good things; object of שׂבע Job 104:28; Proverbs 12:14; מלא Psalm 107:9; אכל Proverbs 13:2; Isaiah 55:2; לקח Hosea 14:3; השׂביע בט׳ Psalm 103:5; goods, possessions 1 Samuel 15:9.
3. good＝benefit: גְּמָלַתְהוּ טוֺב וְלֹארָֿע Proverbs 31:12 she doeth him good and not evil; תַּאֲוַת צַדִּיקִים אַךְטֿוֺב Proverbs 11:23 the desire of the righteous is only good; object of קבּל Job 2:10; מנע Proverbs 3:27; שׁחר Proverbs 11:27; שׁלּם Proverbs 13:21; עשׂה Genesis 26:29 (J), Psalm 119:65; היטיב Numbers 10:32 (J); ערב לט׳ Psalm 119:122; חֹרְשֵׁי ט׳ Proverbs 14:22 who devise good.
4. moral good, ידע טוב ורע Genesis 2:9, 17; Genesis 3:5, 22 (J), Deuteronomy 1:39; בין טוב לרע 2 Samuel 19:36; in antithesis with רע elsewhere Deuteronomy 30:15; 2 Samuel 14:17; 1 Kings 3:9; Isaiah 5:20 (twice in verse); Isaiah 7:15, 16; Amos 5:14, 15; Micah 3:2; Psalm 34:15; Psalm 37:27; Psalm 52:5; זנח ט׳ Hosea 8:3 cast off good; עשׂה טוֺב do good Psalm 14:1; Psalm 14:3＝Psalm 53:2; Psalm 53:4; Psalm 37:3; Ecclesiastes 7:20, in Ecclesiastes 3:12 this meaning seems less fitting; read perhaps לִרְאוֺת ט׳ (Gr, see also De) and tr. to 1; רדף ט׳ Psalm 38:21 pursue good; מַעְגַּלטֿ׳ Proverbs 2:9 path of good.

† טוֺבָה noun feminine welfare, benefit, good things, good; — absolute ט׳ Deuteronomy 28:11 + 54 times; construct טוֺבַת Psalm 106:5; suffix טוֺבָתִי Psalm 16:2 etc. + 4 times suffixes; plural טוֺבוֺת Jeremiah 12:6; טֹבוֺת 2 Kings 25:28; Jeremiah 52:32; suffix טוֺבֹתָיו Nehemiah 6:19; —
1. welfare, prosperity, happiness: || שׁלום Deuteronomy 23:7; Jeremiah 33:9; Ezra 9:12; Lamentations 3:17; יוֺם טובה Ecclesiastes 7:14 day of prosperity; טוֺבָתִי בַּלעָֿלָיךָ Psalm 16:2 is not my welfare dependent upon thee? תְּבוֺאָֽתְךָ ט׳ Job 22:21 prosperity shall come to thee; לטובה Genesis 50:20 (E), Deuteronomy 28:11; Deuteronomy 30:9; 2 Chronicles 18:7; Jeremiah 14:11; לרעה ולא לטובה Amos 9:4; Jeremiah 21:10; Jeremiah 39:16; Jeremiah 44:27; object of verb בקּשׁ Nehemiah 2:10; הביא Jeremiah 32:42; ראה Job 9:25; Ecclesiastes 5:17; Ecclesiastes 6:6; אבּד Ecclesiastes 9:18; ראה בט׳ Psalm 106:5; חסר מט׳ Ecclesiastes 4:8; object of אכל figurative Job 21:25＝taste happiness; of שׂבע Ecclesiastes 6:3; after נחם על Jeremiah 18:10.
2. good things (collective):
a. of good words, object of דבּר 1 Samuel 25:30; 2 Samuel 7:28＝1 Chronicles 17:26; Jeremiah 18:20; plural דבּר טובות Jeremiah 12:6; Jeremiah 52:32＝2 Kings 25:28.
b. of material possessions ברבות הט׳ Ecclesiastes 5:10 when good things increase.
3. bounty, good שְׁנַת טוֺבָתֶ֑ךָ Psalm 65:12 year of thy bounty (harvest bestowed by God), so also טובתך Psalm 68:11; עשׂה (ה)ט׳ Exodus 18:9 (E), Numbers 24:13 (JE), Judges 8:35; Judges 9:16; 1 Samuel 24:19; 2 Samuel 2:6; 1 Kings 8:66 2 Chronicles 7:10; 24:16; Jeremiah 33:9; object of נמל 1 Samuel 24:18; שׁלּם 1 Samuel 24:20; רעה תחת טובה Genesis 44:4 (J), 1 Samuel 25:21; Psalm 35:12; Psalm 38:21; Psalm 109:5; Proverbs 17:13; Jeremiah 18:20; תחת קללה ט׳ 2 Samuel 16:12; זכר לי לט׳ remember it for me for good Nehemiah 5:19; Nehemiah 13:31; לטובה Ezra 8:22; Nehemiah 2:18; Jeremiah 24:5, 6; Psalm 86:17; plural טוֺבֹתָיו Nehemiah 6:19 his benefits (i.e. good deeds of Tobiah).
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Genesis

1:4; 1:10; 1:12; 1:18; 1:21; 1:25; 1:31; 2:9; 2:9; 2:12; 2:12; 2:17; 2:18; 3:5; 3:6; 3:22; 6:2; 6:2; 15:15; 16:5; 18:7; 19:8; 20:15; 24:16; 24:16; 24:50; 25:8; 26:7; 26:7; 26:29; 26:29; 27:9; 27:9; 29:19; 30:20; 31:24; 31:29; 40:16; 41:5; 41:22; 41:24; 41:26; 41:26; 41:35; 44:4; 49:15; 50:20

Exodus

2:2; 3:8; 14:12; 18:9; 18:17

Leviticus

27:10; 27:12; 27:14; 27:33

Numbers

10:29; 10:32; 13:19; 14:3; 14:7; 24:13; 36:6

Deuteronomy

1:14; 1:25; 1:35; 1:39; 3:25; 3:25; 4:21; 4:22; 6:10; 6:18; 6:18; 6:18; 6:24; 8:7; 8:10; 8:12; 9:6; 10:13; 11:17; 12:28; 23:7; 23:17; 26:11; 28:11; 28:11; 28:12; 30:9; 30:9; 30:15

Joshua

7:21; 9:25; 21:43; 23:13; 23:14; 23:15; 23:15; 23:16

Judges

8:2; 8:32; 8:35; 9:2; 9:11; 9:16; 10:15; 15:2; 18:9; 18:19; 19:24

Ruth

2:22; 3:13; 4:15

1 Samuel

1:8; 1:23; 2:24; 2:26; 3:18; 8:14; 8:16; 9:2; 9:2; 9:10; 11:10; 12:23; 14:36; 14:40; 15:9; 15:22; 15:28; 16:12; 19:4; 19:4; 20:7; 24:18; 24:19; 24:20; 24:20; 25:3; 25:8; 25:15; 25:21; 25:30; 26:16; 27:1; 29:6; 29:9; 29:10

2 Samuel

2:6; 3:13; 7:28; 10:12; 11:2; 13:22; 14:17; 15:3; 16:12; 17:7; 17:14; 17:14; 18:3; 18:27; 18:27; 19:19; 19:28; 19:36; 19:39; 24:22

1 Kings

1:6; 1:42; 2:18; 2:32; 2:38; 2:42; 3:9; 8:36; 8:56; 8:65; 8:66; 10:7; 12:7; 14:13; 14:15; 18:24; 19:4; 20:3; 21:2; 22:8; 22:13; 22:13; 22:18

2 Kings

2:19; 3:19; 3:19; 3:25; 3:25; 5:12; 10:3; 10:5; 20:3; 20:13; 20:19; 25:28; 25:28

1 Chronicles

4:40; 16:34; 17:26; 19:13; 21:23; 28:8; 29:28

2 Chronicles

2:12; 3:5; 3:8; 5:13; 6:27; 6:41; 7:3; 7:10; 7:10; 10:7; 10:7; 14:1; 18:7; 18:12; 18:12; 18:17; 19:3; 19:11; 21:13; 24:16; 30:18; 30:22; 31:20

Ezra

3:11; 7:9; 8:18; 8:22; 8:27; 9:12

Nehemiah

2:8; 2:10; 2:18; 2:18; 5:9; 5:19; 6:19; 6:19; 9:13; 9:20; 13:31

Esther

1:11; 1:19; 2:2; 2:2; 2:3; 2:7; 2:9; 3:11; 5:9; 7:9; 8:5; 8:5; 8:8; 8:17; 9:19; 9:22; 10:3

Job

2:10; 7:7; 9:25; 10:3; 13:9; 13:9; 21:13; 21:25; 22:18; 22:21; 30:26; 34:4; 36:11

Psalms

4:7; 14:1; 14:3; 16:2; 16:2; 21:4; 23:6; 25:8; 25:13; 34:9; 34:11; 34:13; 34:15; 35:12; 36:5; 37:3; 37:16; 37:27; 38:21; 38:21; 39:3; 45:2; 52:5; 53:2; 53:4; 63:4; 65:12; 68:11; 69:17; 73:1; 73:28; 84:11; 84:12; 85:13; 86:5; 86:17; 92:2; 100:5; 103:5; 106:1; 106:5; 106:5; 107:1; 107:9; 109:5; 109:21; 111:10; 112:5; 118:1; 118:8; 118:9; 118:29; 119:39; 119:65; 119:68; 119:72; 119:122; 122:9; 125:4; 133:1; 133:2; 135:3; 136:1; 143:10; 145:9; 147:1

Proverbs

2:9; 3:4; 3:14; 3:27; 4:2; 8:11; 8:19; 11:23; 11:27; 12:2; 12:9; 12:14; 12:25; 13:2; 13:15; 13:21; 13:22; 14:14; 14:19; 14:22; 15:3; 15:15; 15:16; 15:17; 15:23; 15:30; 16:8; 16:16; 16:19; 16:20; 16:29; 16:32; 17:1; 17:13; 17:20; 17:26; 18:5; 18:22; 19:1; 19:2; 19:8; 19:22; 20:23; 21:9; 21:19; 22:1; 22:9; 24:13; 24:23; 24:25; 25:7; 25:24; 25:25; 25:27; 27:5; 27:10; 28:6; 28:10; 28:21; 31:12; 31:18

Ecclesiastes

2:1; 2:3; 2:24; 2:24; 2:26; 3:12; 3:12; 3:13; 3:22; 4:3; 4:6; 4:8; 4:9; 4:9; 4:13; 5:4; 5:4; 5:10; 5:17; 5:17; 6:3; 6:3; 6:6; 6:9; 6:12; 7:1; 7:1; 7:2; 7:3; 7:5; 7:8; 7:8; 7:10; 7:11; 7:14; 7:14; 7:18; 7:20; 7:26; 8:12; 8:13; 8:15; 9:2; 9:4; 9:7; 9:16; 9:18; 9:18; 11:6; 11:7; 12:14

Song of Songs

1:2; 1:3; 7:10

Isaiah

5:9; 5:20; 7:15; 7:16; 38:3; 39:2; 39:8; 41:7; 52:7; 52:7; 55:2; 56:5; 65:2

Jeremiah

5:25; 6:16; 6:20; 7:6; 8:15; 12:6; 12:6; 14:11; 14:19; 15:11; 17:6; 17:6; 18:10; 18:20; 18:20; 21:10; 24:2; 24:2; 24:3; 24:5; 24:5; 24:6; 25:7; 26:14; 29:10; 29:32; 32:39; 32:42; 33:9; 33:9; 33:11; 33:14; 39:16; 40:4; 42:6; 44:17; 44:17; 44:27; 52:32; 52:32

Lamentations

3:17; 3:25; 3:26; 3:27; 3:38; 4:1; 4:9

Ezekiel

17:8; 18:18; 20:25; 24:4; 31:16; 34:14; 34:14; 34:18; 36:31

Daniel

1:4; 1:4; 1:15

Hosea

2:9; 4:13; 8:3; 10:1; 14:3

Joel

3:5

Amos

5:14; 5:15; 6:2; 9:4

Jonah

4:3; 4:8

Micah

1:12; 3:2; 6:8; 7:4; 7:4

Nahum

1:7; 3:4

Zechariah

1:13; 1:17; 8:19

Malachi

2:17

H2896

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Strong's Number H2896 matches the Hebrew טוֹב (ṭôḇ),
which occurs 565 times in 521 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 3 / 11 (Rth 2:22–2Sa 16:12)

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 2:22

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:22 - And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, H2896 my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:13 - Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; H2896 let him do the kinsman's part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the LORD liveth: lie down until the morning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:15 - And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better H2896 to thee than seven sons, hath born him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:8 - Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better H2896 to thee than ten sons?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:23 - And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; H2896 tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:24 - Nay, my sons; for it is no good H2896 report that I hear: ye make the LORD'S people to transgress.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:26 - And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour H2896 both with the LORD, and also with men.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 3:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:18 - And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good. H2896

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 8:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:14 - And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best H2896 of them, and give them to his servants.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 8:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:16 - And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest H2896 young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:2 - And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: H2896 and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier H2896 person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:10 - Then said Saul to his servant, Well H2896 said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man of God was.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 11:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:10 - Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good H2896 unto you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:23 - Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good H2896 and the right way:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:36 - And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good H2896 unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:40 - Then said he unto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do what seemeth good H2896 unto thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 15:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:9 - But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, H2896 and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 15:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:22 - And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better H2896 than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 15:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:28 - And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better H2896 than thou.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:12 - And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly H2896 to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 19:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:4 - And Jonathan spake good H2896 of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good: H2896

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:7 - If he say thus, It is well; H2896 thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:12 - And Jonathan said unto David, O LORD God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to morrow any time, or the third day, and, behold, if there be good toward David, and I then send not unto thee, and shew it thee;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:17 - And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, H2896 whereas I have rewarded thee evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:18 - And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well H2896 with me: forasmuch as when the LORD had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:19 - For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well H2896 away? wherefore the LORD reward thee good H2896 for that thou hast done unto me this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:3 - Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good H2896 understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:8 - Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good H2896 day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:15 - But the men were very good H2896 unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:21 - Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good. H2896

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:30 - And it shall come to pass, when the LORD shall have done to my lord according to all the good H2896 that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:36 - And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry H2896 within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:16 - This thing is not good H2896 that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the LORD'S anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 27:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:1 - And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better H2896 for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 29:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:6 - Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good H2896 in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour H2896 thee not.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 29:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:9 - And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good H2896 in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:6 - And now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, H2896 because ye have done this thing.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:13 - And he said, Well; H2896 I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see my face.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:19 - And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good H2896 to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:36

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:36 - And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased H2896 all the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 7:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:28 - And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness H2896 unto thy servant:

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 10:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:12 - Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good. H2896

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:2 - And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful H2896 to look upon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:22 - And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good H2896 nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:28 - Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry H2896 with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:17 - Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good H2896 and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:32 - And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good H2896 for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:3 - And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good H2896 and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:26 - But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good H2896 unto him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:12 - It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good H2896 for his cursing this day.

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