I wentout afterhim and attackedhim, and rescued[it] from his mouth;and when he roseup againstme, I seized[him] by his beardand struckhim and killedhim.
Then Benaiahthe sonof Jehoiada,the sonof a valiantmanof Kabzeel,who had done mightydeeds,killedthe two[sons of] Arielof Moab.He also wentdownand killeda lionin the middleof a piton a snowyday.
You will treadupon the lionand cobra,The younglionand the serpentyou will trampledown.
"My GodsentHis angeland shutthe lions'mouthsand they have not harmedme, inasmuchas I was foundinnocentbeforeHim; and alsotowardyou, O king,I have committednocrime."
Thussaysthe LORD,"Justas the shepherdsnatchesfrom the lion'smoutha coupleof legsora pieceof an ear,Sowill the sonsof Israeldwellingin Samariabe snatchedaway--With [the] cornerof a bedand [the] coverof a couch!
But Davidsaidto Saul,"Your servantwas tendinghis father'ssheep.When a lionor a bearcameand tooka lambfrom the flock,
"Your servanthas killedboththe lionand the bear;and thisuncircumcisedPhilistinewill be like oneof them, sincehe has tauntedthe armiesof the livingGod."
