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Hosea 13:8
I will attack them like a bear that is robbed of her cubs. I will rip them wide open. Like a lion I will eat them up. Like a wild animal I will tear them apart.
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1 Samuel 16 18
One of the servants said,“ I’ve seen someone who knows how to play the harp. He is a son of Jesse from Bethlehem. He’s a brave man. He would make a good soldier. He’s a good speaker. He’s very handsome. And the Lord is with him.”
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Hebrews 11:32-34
What more can I say? I don’t have time to tell about all the others. I don’t have time to talk about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah. I don’t have time to tell about David and Samuel and the prophets.Because of their faith they took over kingdoms. They ruled fairly. They received the blessings God had promised. They shut the mouths of lions.They put out great fires. They escaped being killed by swords. Their weakness was turned to strength. They became powerful in battle. They beat back armies from other countries.
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Daniel 7:5
“ I saw a second animal. It looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides. And it had three ribs between its teeth. It was told,‘ Get up! Eat meat until you are full!’
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Proverbs 17:12
It is better to meet a bear whose cubs have been stolen than to meet a foolish person who is acting foolishly.
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1 Chronicles 11 25-1 Chronicles 11 47
He was honored more than any of the 30 chiefs. But he wasn’t included among the three mighty warriors. And David put him in charge of his own personal guards.Here is a list of David’s mighty warriors. Asahel, the brother of Joab Elhanan, the son of Dodo, from BethlehemShammoth, the Harorite Helez, the PeloniteIra, the son of Ikkesh, from Tekoa Abiezer from AnathothSibbekai, the Hushathite Ilai, the AhohiteMaharai from Netophah Heled, the son of Baanah, from NetophahIthai, the son of Ribai, from Gibeah in Benjamin Benaiah from PirathonHurai from the valleys of Gaash Abiel, the ArbathiteAzmaveth, the Baharumite Eliahba, the Shaalbonitethe sons of Hashem, the Gizonite Jonathan, the son of Shagee, the HarariteAhiam, the son of Sakar, the Hararite Eliphal, the son of UrHepher, the Mekerathite Ahijah, the PeloniteHezro from Carmel Naarai, the son of EzbaiJoel, the brother of Nathan Mibhar, the son of HagriZelek from Ammon Naharai, from Beeroth, who carried the armor of Joab, the son of ZeruiahIra, the Ithrite Gareb, the IthriteUriah, the Hittite Zabad, the son of AhlaiAdina, the son of Shiza, the Reubenite, who was chief of the Reubenites and the 30 men with himHanan, the son of Maakah Joshaphat, the MithniteUzzia, the Ashterathite Shama and Jeiel, the sons of Hotham from AroerJediael, the son of Shimri his brother Joha, the TiziteEliel, the Mahavite Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam Ithmah from MoabEliel Obed Jaasiel, the Mezobaite
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2 Samuel 21 18-2 Samuel 21 22
There was another battle against the Philistines. It took place at Gob. At that time Sibbekai killed Saph. Sibbekai was a Hushathite. Saph was from the family line of Rapha.In another battle against the Philistines at Gob, Elhanan killed Goliath’s brother. Elhanan was the son of Jair from Bethlehem. Goliath was from the city of Gath. His spear was as big as a weaver’s rod.There was still another battle. It took place at Gath. A huge man lived there. He had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. So the total number of his toes and fingers was 24. He was also from the family of Rapha.He made fun of Israel. So Jonathan killed him. Jonathan was the son of David’s brother Shimeah.Those four Philistine men lived in Gath. They were from the family line of Rapha. David and his men killed them.
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Proverbs 28:15
An evil person who rules over helpless people is like a roaring lion or an angry bear.
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1 Samuel 23 23
Find out about all the hiding places he uses. Come back to me with all the facts. I’ll go with you. Suppose he’s in the area. Then I’ll track him down among all the family groups of Judah.”
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2 Samuel 23 8-2 Samuel 23 9
Here are the names of David’s mighty warriors. Josheb- Basshebeth was chief of the three mighty warriors. He was a Tahkemonite. He used his spear against 800 men. He killed all of them at one time.Next to him was Eleazar. He was one of the three mighty warriors. He was the son of Dodai, the Ahohite. Eleazar was with David at Pas Dammim. That’s where Israel’s army made fun of the Philistines who were gathered there for battle. Then the Israelites pulled back.
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1 Samuel 17 50
So David won the fight against Goliath with a sling and a stone. He struck down the Philistine and killed him. He did it without even using a sword.
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2 Samuel 23 20-2 Samuel 23 22
Benaiah was a great hero from Kabzeel. He was the son of Jehoiada. Benaiah did many brave things. He struck down two of Moab’s best warriors. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day. He killed a lion there.And he struck down a huge Egyptian. The Egyptian was holding a spear. Benaiah went out to fight against him with a club. He grabbed the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand. Then he killed him with it.Those were some of the brave things Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, did. He too was as famous as the three mighty warriors were.
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2 Samuel 15 18
All of David’s officials marched past him. All the Kerethites and Pelethites marched along with them. And all of the 600 men who had come with him from Gath marched in front of him.
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2 Samuel 23 16
So the three mighty warriors fought their way past the Philistine guards. They got some water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem. They took the water back to David. But David refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out as a drink offering to the Lord.
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2 Kings 2 24
He turned around and looked at them. And he asked for bad things to happen to them. He did it in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods. They attacked 42 of the boys.
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Judges 18:25
The people of Dan answered,“ Don’t argue with us. Some of the men may get angry and attack you. Then you and your family will lose your lives.”
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1 Samuel 17 34-1 Samuel 17 36
But David said to Saul,“ I’ve been taking care of my father’s sheep. Sometimes a lion or a bear would come and carry off a sheep from the flock.Then I would go after it and hit it. I would save the sheep it was carrying in its mouth. If it turned around to attack me, I would grab its hair. I would strike it down and kill it.In fact, I’ve killed both a lion and a bear. I’ll do the same thing to this Philistine. He isn’t even circumcised. He has dared the armies of the living God to fight him.
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2 Samuel 23 18
Abishai was chief over the three mighty warriors. He was the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah. He used his spear against 300 men. He killed all of them. So he became as famous as the three mighty warriors were.