1 Chronicles 12:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Men from the tribe of Gad also joined David at his fortress in the desert and served as his warriors. They were also brave soldiers—fierce as lions and quick as gazelles. They were always prepared to fight with shields and spears.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:23

It was easy to love Saul and Jonathan. Together in life, together in death, they were faster than eagles and stronger than lions.

2 Samuel 17:10

Then even those who are as brave as a lion will lose their courage. All Israel knows what a great warrior your father is and what brave soldiers he has.

2 Samuel 2:18

Zeruiah's three sons were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel could run as fast as a deer in an open field,

2 Samuel 23:20

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a brave man from Kabzeel who did some amazing things. He killed two of Moab's best fighters, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.

1 Chronicles 11:16

and had taken over Bethlehem. David was in a fortress,

1 Chronicles 11:22

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a brave man from Kabzeel who did some amazing things. One time he killed two of Moab's best fighters, and one snowy day he went into a pit and killed a lion.

1 Chronicles 12:16

One time a group of men from the tribes of Benjamin and Judah went to the fortress where David was staying.

1 Chronicles 12:9

There were eleven of them, ranked in the following order: Ezer the leader, then Obadiah, Eliab, Mishmannah, Jeremiah, Attai, Eliel, Johanan, Elzabad, Jeremiah, and Machbannai.

2 Chronicles 25:5

Amaziah sent a message to the tribes of Judah and Benjamin and called together all the men who were twenty years old and older. Three hundred thousand men went to Jerusalem, all of them ready for battle and able to fight with spears and shields. Amaziah grouped these soldiers according to their clans and put them under the command of his army officers.

Proverbs 28:1

Wicked people run away when no one chases them, but those who live right are as brave as lions.

Proverbs 6:5

Save yourself, just as a deer or a bird tries to escape from a hunter.

Song of Solomon 8:14

Hurry to me, my darling! Run faster than a deer to mountains of spices.

Jeremiah 46:9

Go ahead, Egypt. Tell your chariots and cavalry to attack and fight hard. Order your troops to march out, with Ethiopians and Libyans carrying shields, and the Lydians armed with bows and arrows.

1 Samuel 23:14

David stayed in hideouts in the hill country of Ziph Desert. Saul kept searching, but God never let Saul catch him.

1 Samuel 23:29

David left and went to live in the hideouts at En-Gedi.

1 Samuel 24:22

So David promised, and Saul went home. David and his men returned to their hideout.