1 Samuel 23:16

A Renewed Covenant

¹⁵ And David seeth that Saul hath come out to seek his life, and David is in the wilderness of Ziph, in a forest. ¹⁶ And Jonathan son of Saul riseth, and goeth unto David to the forest, and strengtheneth his hand in God, ¹⁷ and saith unto him, 'Fear not, for the hand of Saul my father doth not find thee, and thou dost reign over Israel, and I am to thee for second, and also so knoweth Saul my father.'

Faith in God

David

Jonathan

Saul

Nehemiah 2:18

And I declare to them the hand of my God that is good upon me, and also the words of the king that he said to me, and they say, 'Let us rise, and we have built;' and they strengthen their hands for good.

Deuteronomy 3:28

and charge Jehoshua, and strengthen him, and harden him, for he doth pass over before this people, and he doth cause them to inherit the land which thou seest.

1 Samuel 30:6

and David hath great distress, for the people have said to stone him, for the soul of all the people hath been bitter, each for his sons and for his daughters; and David doth strengthen himself in Jehovah his God.

Job 4:3-4

Lo, thou hast instructed many, And feeble hands thou makest strong.

Job 16:5

I might harden you with my mouth, And the moving of my lips might be sparing.

Proverbs 27:9

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend -- from counsel of the soul.

Proverbs 27:17

Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

The two are better than the one, in that they have a good reward by their labour.

Isaiah 35:3-4

Strengthen ye the feeble hands, Yea, the stumbling knees strengthen.

Ezekiel 13:22

Because of paining the heart of the righteous with falsehood, And I have not pained it, And strengthening the hands of the wicked, So as not to turn back from his evil way, To keep him alive,

Luke 22:32

and I besought for thee, that thy faith may not fail; and thou, when thou didst turn, strengthen thy brethren.'

Luke 22:43

And there appeared to him a messenger from heaven strengthening him;

Ephesians 6:10

As to the rest, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might;

2 Timothy 2:1

Thou, therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus,

Hebrews 12:12-13

Wherefore, the hanging-down hands and the loosened knees set ye up;