1 Chronicles 12:8

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Then too, from Gad, there went over to David, when he was hiding in the desert, very robust men, who were excellent fighters, taking hold of shield and spear; their faces were like the faces of a lion, and they were swift like the roe deer upon the mountains.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:23

Saul and Jonathan, worthy to be loved, and stately in their life: even in death they were not divided. They were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.

2 Samuel 17:10

And even the very strong, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will be weakened out of fear. For all the people of Israel know your father to be a valiant man, and that all who are with him are robust.

2 Samuel 2:18

Now the three sons of Zeruiah were in that place: Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel. And Asahel was a very swift runner, like one of the deer that lives in the forest.

2 Samuel 23:20

And Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, a very strong man of great deeds, was from Kabzeel. He slew the two lions of Moab, and he descended and slew a lion in the middle of a den, in the days of snow.

1 Chronicles 11:16

Now David was in a stronghold, and a garrison of the Philistines was in Bethlehem.

1 Chronicles 11:22

Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, from Kabzeel, was a very mature man, who had accomplished many deeds. He struck down the two lions of God from Moab. And he descended and killed a lion in the middle of a pit, in the time of snow.

1 Chronicles 12:16

Then some from Benjamin and from Judah also arrived at the stronghold where David was staying.

1 Chronicles 12:7

and also Joelah and Zebadiah, sons of Jeroham, from Gedor.

1 Chronicles 12:9

Ezer was the leader, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

2 Chronicles 25:5

And then Amaziah gathered together Judah, and he organized them by families, and tribunes, and centurions, throughout all of Judah and Benjamin. And he numbered them from twenty years old and upward. And he found three hundred thousand young men, who could go forth to battle, and who could hold spear and shield.

Proverbs 28:1

The impious flees, though no one pursues. But the just, like a confident lion, shall be without dread.

Proverbs 6:5

Rescue yourself like a gazelle from the hand, and like a bird from the hand of the fowler.

Song of Solomon 8:14

Bride to Groom: Your friends are attentive to those who have been dwelling in the gardens. Cause me to heed your voice.

Jeremiah 46:9

Mount the horses, and exult upon chariots, and let the strong ones advance: the Ethiopians, and the Libyans, who hold the heavy shield, and the Lydians, who grasp and shoot arrows.

1 Samuel 23:14

Then David stayed in the desert, in very strong places. And he stayed on a mount in the wilderness of Ziph, on a shady mount. Nevertheless, Saul was seeking him every day. But the Lord did not deliver him into his hands.

1 Samuel 24:22

Swear to me in the Lord that you will not take away my offspring after me, nor take away my name from the house of my father."