2 Samuel 4:1

Now when Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel was disturbed.

Ezra 4:4

Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah, and frightened them from building,

Isaiah 13:7

Therefore all hands will fall limp,
And every man’s heart will melt.

Jeremiah 6:24

We have heard the report of it;
Our hands are limp.
Anguish has seized us,
Pain as of a woman in childbirth.

So when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the middle of the gate to speak with him privately, and there he struck him in the belly so that he died on account of the blood of Asahel his brother.

2 Samuel 17:2

I will come upon him while he is weary and exhausted and terrify him, so that all the people who are with him will flee. Then I will strike down the king alone,

Nehemiah 6:9

For all of them were trying to frighten us, thinking, “They will become discouraged with the work and it will not be done.” But now, O God, strengthen my hands.

Isaiah 35:3

Encourage the exhausted, and strengthen the feeble.

Jeremiah 50:43

“The king of Babylon has heard the report about them,
And his hands hang limp;
Distress has gripped him,
Agony like a woman in childbirth.

Zephaniah 3:16

In that day it will be said to Jerusalem:
“Do not be afraid, O Zion;
Do not let your hands fall limp.

Matthew 2:2-3

“Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”

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Summary

2 Samuel 4:1

And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.

His hands

And all

Matthew 2:2

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His hands

I will come upon him while he is weary and exhausted and terrify him, so that all the people who are with him will flee. Then I will strike down the king alone,

Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah, and frightened them from building,

For all of them were trying to frighten us, thinking, “They will become discouraged with the work and it will not be done.” But now, O God, strengthen my hands.

Therefore all hands will fall limp,
And every man’s heart will melt.

Encourage the exhausted, and strengthen the feeble.

We have heard the report of it;
Our hands are limp.

Anguish has seized us,

Pain as of a woman in childbirth.

“The king of Babylon has heard the report about them,
And his hands hang limp;

Distress has gripped him,

Agony like a woman in childbirth.

In that day it will be said to Jerusalem:

“Do not be afraid, O Zion;

Do not let your hands fall limp.

And all

“Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”