35 Bible Verses about heroes
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The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when God's sons came in to men's daughters. They bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.
As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.
They shall be as mighty men, treading down muddy streets in the battle; and they shall fight, because Yahweh is with them; and the riders on horses will be confounded.
After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of half the district of Beth Zur, to the place over against the tombs of David, and to the pool that was made, and to the house of the mighty men.
The angel of Yahweh appeared to him, and said to him, "Yahweh is with you, you mighty man of valor!"
the mighty man, the man of war, the judge, the prophet, the diviner, the elder,
Remember your leaders, men who spoke to you the word of God, and considering the results of their conduct, imitate their faith.
I have commanded my consecrated ones; yes, I have called my mighty men for my anger, even my proudly exulting ones.
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and embraced them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.
which is as a bridegroom coming out of his room, like a strong man rejoicing to run his course.
Yahweh will go out like a mighty man. He will stir up zeal like a man of war. He will raise a war cry. Yes, he will shout aloud. He will triumph over his enemies.
Then David ran, and stood over the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of its sheath, and killed him, and cut off his head therewith. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he killed the two [sons of] Ariel of Moab: he went down also and killed a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.
Proclaim this among the nations: "Prepare for war! Stir up the mighty men. Let all the warriors draw near. Let them come up.
The fool will no longer be called noble, nor the scoundrel be highly respected.
But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod.
Behold, their valiant ones cry outside; the ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.
but they shall serve Yahweh their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up to them.
He said, "Most certainly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.
quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, grew mighty in war, and caused foreign armies to flee.
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.
Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; who stay late into the night, until wine inflames them!
These all, having had testimony given to them through their faith, didn't receive the promise,
Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.
Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own relatives, and in his own house."
What more shall I say? For the time would fail me if I told of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets;
Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse says, the man who was raised on high says, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet psalmist of Israel:
