2 Samuel 17:8

Good News Translation

You know that your father David and his men are hard fighters and that they are as fierce as a mother bear robbed of her cubs. Your father is an experienced soldier and does not stay with his men at night.

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:18

All his officials stood next to him as the royal bodyguards passed by in front of him. The six hundred soldiers who had followed him from Gath also passed by,

2 Samuel 17:9

Right now he is probably hiding in a cave or some other place. As soon as David attacks your men, whoever hears about it will say that your men have been defeated.

2 Samuel 23:16

The three famous soldiers forced their way through the Philistine camp, drew some water from the well, and brought it back to David. But he would not drink it; instead he poured it out as an offering to the Lord

2 Samuel 23:18

Joab's brother Abishai (their mother was Zeruiah) was the leader of “The Famous Thirty.” He fought with his spear against three hundred men and killed them, and became famous among “The Thirty.”

2 Kings 2:24

Elisha turned around, glared at them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. Then two she-bears came out of the woods and tore forty-two of the boys to pieces.

Proverbs 17:12

It is better to meet a mother bear robbed of her cubs than to meet some fool busy with a stupid project.

Proverbs 28:15

Poor people are helpless against a wicked ruler; he is as dangerous as a growling lion or a prowling bear.

Ezekiel 19:2

What a lioness your mother was! She raised her cubs among the fierce male lions.

Daniel 7:5

The second beast looked like a bear standing on its hind legs. It was holding three ribs between its teeth, and a voice said to it, “Go on, eat as much meat as you can!”

Hosea 13:8

I will attack you like a bear that has lost her cubs, and I will tear you open. Like a lion I will devour you on the spot, and will tear you to pieces like a wild animal.

Judges 18:25

The Danites told him, “You had better not say anything else unless you want these men to get angry and attack you. You and your whole family would die.”

1 Samuel 16:18

One of his attendants said, “Jesse of the town of Bethlehem has a son who is a good musician. He is also a brave and handsome man, a good soldier, and an able speaker. The Lord is with him.”

1 Samuel 17:50

And so, without a sword, David defeated and killed Goliath with a sling and a stone!

1 Samuel 23:23

Find out exactly the places where he hides, and be sure to bring back a report to me right away. Then I will go with you, and if he is still in the region, I will hunt him down, even if I have to search the whole land of Judah.”