1 Chronicles 12:8
"And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;"
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- 2 Samuel 2:18
"And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe."
Read in chapter → - 2 Samuel 23:20
"And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:"
Read in chapter → - 2 Samuel 17:10
"And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are valiant men."
Read in chapter → - 2 Samuel 1:23
"Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions."
Read in chapter → - 1 Chronicles 12:16
"And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David."
Read in chapter → - 2 Chronicles 25:5
"Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 28:1
"The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion."
Read in chapter → - 1 Chronicles 11:16
"And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem."
Read in chapter → - 1 Chronicles 11:22
"Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day."
Read in chapter → - 1 Samuel 23:29
"And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi."
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