1 Samuel 23:16
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And Jonathan, the son of Saul, arose, and went to David, into the wood, and strengthened his hands in God: and he said to him:

strengthened

Deuteronomy 3:28 Command Josue, and encourage and strengthen him: for he shall go before this people, and shall divide unto them the land which thou shalt see.

Nehemiah 2:18 And I shewed them how the hand of my God was good with me, and the king's words, which he had spoken to me, and I said: Let us rise up, and build. And their hands were strengthened in good.

Job 4:3,4 Behold thou hast taught many, and thou hast strengthened the weary hands: . . .

Job 16:5 I would comfort you also with words, and would wag my head over you.

Proverbs 27:9,17 Ointment and perfumes rejoice the heart: and the good counsels of a friend are sweet to the soul. . . .

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 It is better therefore that two should be together, than one: for they have the advantage of their society: . . .

Isaiah 35:3,4 Strengthen ye the feeble hands, and confirm the weak knees. . . .

Ezekiel 13:22 Because with lies you have made the heart of the just to mourn, whom I have not made sorrowful: and have strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his evil way, and live.

Luke 22:32,43 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and thou, being once converted, confirm thy brethren. . . .

Ephesians 6:10 Finally, brethren, be strengthened in the Lord and in the might of his power.

2 Timothy 2:1 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in Christ Jesus:

Hebrews 12:12,13 Wherefore, lift up the hands which hang down and the feeble knees: . . .

Context
Saul Pursues David
15And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life. And David was in the desert of Ziph, in a wood. 16And Jonathan, the son of Saul, arose, and went to David, into the wood, and strengthened his hands in God: and he said to him:17Fear not: for the hand of my father, Saul, shall not find thee, and thou shalt reign over Israel, and I shall be next to thee; yea and my father knoweth this.…
Cross References
1 Samuel 23:15
And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life. And David was in the desert of Ziph, in a wood.

1 Samuel 30:6
And David was greatly afflicted: for the people had a mind to stone him, for the soul of every man was bitterly grieved for his sons and daughters: but David took courage in the Lord his God.

Nehemiah 2:18
And I shewed them how the hand of my God was good with me, and the king's words, which he had spoken to me, and I said: Let us rise up, and build. And their hands were strengthened in good.

Lexicon
And
וַיָּ֙קָם֙ (way·yā·qām)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

Saul’s
שָׁא֔וּל (šā·’ūl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites

son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

Jonathan
יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן (yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3083: Jonathan -- 'the LORD has given', the name of a number of Israelites

came
וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (way·yê·leḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

David
דָּוִ֖ד (dā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

in Horesh
חֹ֑רְשָׁה (ḥō·rə·šāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2793: Horesh -- a forest

and strengthened
וַיְחַזֵּ֥ק (way·ḥaz·zêq)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer

his hand
יָד֖וֹ (yā·ḏōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand

in God,
בֵּאלֹהִֽים׃ (bê·lō·hîm)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative


Additional Translations
And Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and strengthened his hand in God,And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

And Jonathan, Saul's son, arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

And Jonathan son of Saul rose, and went to David to Caene, and strengthened his hands in the Lord.

And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

Jonathan, Saul's son, arose, and went to David into the woods, and strengthened his hand in God.

And Jonathan son of Saul riseth, and goeth unto David to the forest, and strengtheneth his hand in God,
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