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Be of good courage, and let us play the man for our people, and for the cities of our God: and Yahweh do that which seems him good.
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Faith in Action
Joab's speech models a powerful principle: act with courage and strength, then trust God with the results. Commentators explain this isn't a passive faith, but one that pairs human responsibility ("let us be strong") with submission to divine sovereignty ("let the Lord do what seems good to him"). This echoes the prayer "Thy will be done," trusting God's goodness regardless of the outcome.
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1 Chronicles
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19th Century
Anglican
Be of good courage. —The same verb was rendered “be strong” in 1 Chronicles 19:12.
Let us …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 19:1).
Presbyterian
The history is here repeated which we read in 2 Samuel 10. The only safety of sinners consists in submitting to the Lord, seeking peace with him, a…