<p class="bodytext">If two men<n id="1" /> get into a hand-to-hand fight, and the wife of one of them gets involved to help her husband against his attacker, and she reaches out her hand and grabs his genitals,<n id="2" />

Be strong and courageous! Do not fear or tremble before them, for the <sc>Lordsc> your God is the one who is going with you. He will not fail you or abandon you!&#8221;

Be strong and brave! You must lead these people in the conquest of this land that I solemnly promised their ancestors I would hand over to them.<n id="1" />

I repeat,<n id="1" /> be strong and brave! Don&#8217;t be afraid and don&#8217;t panic,<n id="2" /> for I, the <sc>Lordsc> your God, am with you in all you do.&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

Any man who rebels against what you say and does not obey all your commands will be executed.<n id="1" /> But<n id="2" /> be strong and brave!&#8221;p>

Be very strong! Carefully obey<n id="1" /> all that is written in the law scroll of Moses so you won&#8217;t swerve from it to the right or the left,

and listen to what they are saying. Then you will be brave<n id="1" /> and attack the camp.&#8221; So he went down with Purah his servant to where the sentries were guarding the camp.<n id="2" />

All three units blew their trumpets and broke their jars. They held the torches in their left hand and the trumpets in their right.<n id="1" /> Then they yelled, &#8220;A sword for the <sc>Lordsc> and for Gideon!&#8221;

Samson said to the young man who held his hand, &#8220;Position me so I can touch the pillars that support the temple.<n id="1" /> Then I can lean on them.&#8221;

His father-in-law, the girl&#8217;s father, persuaded him to stay with him for three days, and they ate and drank together, and spent the night there.

When he got home, he took a knife, grabbed his concubine, and carved her up into twelve pieces.<n id="1" /> Then he sent the pieces throughout Israel.<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">The Israelite army<n id="1" /> took heart<n id="2" /> and once more arranged their battle lines, in the same place where they had taken their positions the day before.

Be strong and act like men, you Philistines, or else you will wind up serving the Hebrews the way they have served you! Act like men and fight!&#8221;p>

<n id="1" /><p class="bodytext">David prevailed over the Philistine with just the sling and the stone. He struck down the Philistine and killed him. David did not even have a sword in his hand.<n id="2" />

Now be courageous<n id="1" /> and prove to be valiant warriors, for your lord Saul is dead. The people of Judah have anointed me as king over them.&#8221;p>

As they grappled with one another, each one stabbed his opponent with his sword and they fell dead together.<n id="1" /> So that place is called the Field of Flints;<n id="2" /> it is in Gibeon.p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">As the war continued between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner was becoming more influential<n id="1" /> in the house of Saul.

Omri&#8217;s supporters were stronger than those who supported Tibni son of Ginath. Tibni died; Omri became king.p>

While Elisha was watching, he was crying out, &#8220;My father, my father! The chariot and horsemen of Israel!&#8221;<n id="1" /> Then he could no longer see him. He grabbed his clothes and tore them in two.

The priests should receive the silver they need from the treasurers and repair any damage to the temple they discover.&#8221;<n id="1" />p>