2 Samuel 17:8

New Century Version

Hushai added, “You know your father and his men are strong. They are as angry as a bear that is robbed of its cubs. Your father is a skilled fighter. He won’t stay all night with the army.

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:18

All the king’s servants passed by him—the Kerethites and Pelethites, all those from Gath, and the six hundred men who had followed him.

2 Samuel 17:9

He is probably already hiding in a cave or some other place. If the first attack fails, people will hear the news and think, ‘Absalom’s followers are losing!’

2 Samuel 23:16

So the three warriors broke through the Philistine army and took water from the well near the city gate of Bethlehem. Then they brought it to David, but he refused to drink it. He poured it out before the Lord,

2 Samuel 23:18

Abishai, brother of Joab son of Zeruiah, was captain of the Three. Abishai fought three hundred soldiers with his spear and killed them. He became as famous as the Three

2 Kings 2:24

Elisha turned around, looked at them, and put a curse on them in the name of the Lord. Then two mother bears came out of the woods and tore forty-two of the boys to pieces.

Proverbs 17:12

It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to meet a fool doing foolish things.

Proverbs 28:15

A wicked ruler is as dangerous to poor people as a roaring lion or a charging bear.

Ezekiel 19:2

Say: ‘Your mother was like a female lion. She lay down among the young lions. She had many cubs.

Daniel 7:5

“Then I saw a second animal before me that looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides and had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, ‘Get up and eat all the meat you want!’

Hosea 13:8

I will attack like a bear robbed of her cubs, ripping their bodies open. I will devour them like a lion and tear them apart like a wild animal.

Judges 18:25

The Danites answered, “You should not argue with us. Some of our angry men might attack you, killing you and your family.”

1 Samuel 16:18

One of the servants said, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem play the harp. He is brave and courageous. He is a good speaker and handsome, and the Lord is with him.”

1 Samuel 17:50

So David defeated the Philistine with only a sling and a stone. He hit him and killed him. He did not even have a sword in his hand.

1 Samuel 23:23

Find all the hiding places he uses, and come back and tell me everything. Then I’ll go with you. If David is in the area, I will track him down among all the families in Judah.”