Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible



But David said to Saul, “Your servant was tending his father’s sheep. When a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock,

Moreover, Hushai said, “You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men and they are fierce, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. And your father is an expert in warfare, and will not spend the night with the people.

When he looked behind him and saw them, he cursed them in the name of the Lord. Then two female bears came out of the woods and tore up forty-two lads of their number.

Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs,
Rather than a fool in his folly.

Like a roaring lion and a rushing bear
Is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

Also the cow and the bear will graze,
Their young will lie down together,
And the lion will eat straw like the ox.


Moreover, Hushai said, “You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men and they are fierce, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. And your father is an expert in warfare, and will not spend the night with the people.

Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs,
Rather than a fool in his folly.

Like a roaring lion and a rushing bear
Is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

Also the cow and the bear will graze,
Their young will lie down together,
And the lion will eat straw like the ox.

All of us growl like bears,
And moan sadly like doves;
We hope for justice, but there is none,
For salvation, but it is far from us.

He is to me like a bear lying in wait,
Like a lion in secret places.

Then I said to her, “You shall stay with me for many days. You shall not play the harlot, nor shall you have a man; so I will also be toward you.”


Moreover, Hushai said, “You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men and they are fierce, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. And your father is an expert in warfare, and will not spend the night with the people.

Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs,
Rather than a fool in his folly.