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1 Kings 2

1 Kings 2:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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halak (Hebrew #1980)
a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: (all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, + be eased, enter, exercise (self), + follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), + greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, X more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), + send, speedily, spread, still, surely, + tale-bearer, + travel(-ler), walk (abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, (way-)faring man, X be weak, whirl.
Pronounce: haw-lak'
Origin: akin to 3212
the way
derek (Hebrew #1870)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
KJV usage: along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side), whither(-soever).
Pronounce: deh'-rek
Origin: from 1869
of allh the earth
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
: be thou strong
chazaq (Hebrew #2388)
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
KJV usage: aid, amend, X 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.
Pronounce: khaw-zak'
Origin: a primitive root
therefore, and show thyself a man
'iysh (Hebrew #376)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
KJV usage: also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare 802.
Pronounce: eesh
Origin: contracted for 582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant)
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Josh. 23:14• 14{i}And behold, I am going this day the way of all the earth; and ye know in all your heart, and in all your soul, that not one thing hath failed of all the good words that Jehovah your God hath spoken concerning you: all are come to pass unto you—not one thing hath failed thereof.{/i} (Josh. 23:14)
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Psa. 89:48• 48What man (geber) liveth and shall not see death?{HR}Shall he deliver his soul from the hand of Sheol? Selah. (Psa. 89:48)
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Heb. 9:27• 27And forasmuch as it is appointed to men once to die, and, after this, judgment; (Heb. 9:27)
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Eccl. 12:13• 13[This is] the end of the matter;{HR}All hath been heard:{HR}Fear God, and keep His commandments;{HR}For this [is] the whole [duty] of man. (Eccl. 12:13)
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1 Cor. 16:13• 13Watch, stand in the faith, play the man, be strong. (1 Cor. 16:13)

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Josh. 23:14• 14{i}And behold, I am going this day the way of all the earth; and ye know in all your heart, and in all your soul, that not one thing hath failed of all the good words that Jehovah your God hath spoken concerning you: all are come to pass unto you—not one thing hath failed thereof.{/i} (Josh. 23:14)
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Job 16:22• 22My years of number come,{HR}And I go the way I shall not return. (Job 16:22)
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Job 30:23• 23And I know thou art bringing me to death,{HR}And to the house of assembly for all living. (Job 30:23)
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Psa. 89:48• 48What man (geber) liveth and shall not see death?{HR}Shall he deliver his soul from the hand of Sheol? Selah. (Psa. 89:48)
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Heb. 9:27• 27And forasmuch as it is appointed to men once to die, and, after this, judgment; (Heb. 9:27)
be thou.
Deut. 17:19‑20• 19{i}and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life; that he may learn to fear Jehovah his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them;{/i}
 20{i}that his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left; that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his sons, in the midst of Israel.{/i} (Deut. 17:19‑20)
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Deut. 31:6• 6{i}Be strong and courageous, fear them not, neither be afraid of them; for Jehovah thy God, he it is that goeth with thee; he will not leave thee, nor forsake thee.{/i} (Deut. 31:6)
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Josh. 1:6‑7• 6Be 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.
 7Only be thou strong and very courageous, {i}that thou mayest take heed to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded thee. Turn not from it to the right or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest{/i}. (Josh. 1:6‑7)
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1 Chron. 28:20• 20{i}And David said to Solomon his son,{/i} Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for Jehovah 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 Jehovah. (1 Chron. 28:20)
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Eph. 6:10• 10For the rest, my brethren, be strengthened in [the] Lord and in the strength of his might. (Eph. 6:10)
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2 Tim. 2:1• 1Thou therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. (2 Tim. 2:1)
and shew.
1 Kings 3:7• 7{i}And now, Jehovah my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father; and I am but a little child: I know not to go out and to come in.{/i} (1 Kings 3:7)
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2 Sam. 10:12• 12{i}Be strong, and let us show ourselves valiant for our people and for the cities of our God; and Jehovah do what is good in his sight.{/i} (2 Sam. 10:12)
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Eccl. 12:13• 13[This is] the end of the matter;{HR}All hath been heard:{HR}Fear God, and keep His commandments;{HR}For this [is] the whole [duty] of man. (Eccl. 12:13)
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1 Cor. 16:13• 13Watch, stand in the faith, play the man, be strong. (1 Cor. 16:13)
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1 Tim. 4:12• 12Let none despise thy youth, but be a pattern of the faithful in word, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. (1 Tim. 4:12)
• There are many analogies between the words of David to his son and those of the Lord to Joshua (Josh. 1). (“David?s Last Recommendation: 1 Kings 2:1-12” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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I go the way of all the earth: be of good courage therefore, and be a man;

W. Kelly Translation

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I go the way of all the earth: be of good courage therefore, and be a man;

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)