And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valor.

But Abijah grew mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begot twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.

And Asa had an army of men that bore large shields and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valor.

In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valor, were in Jerusalem.

And these are the numbers of them according to their father's houses: Of Judah, the captains of thousands; Adnah the captain, and with him mighty men of valor three hundred thousand.

And next to him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the LORD; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor.

And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand.

But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might inquire of him?

And said, O LORD God of our fathers, are not you God in heaven? and rule you not over all the kingdoms of the nations? and in your hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand you?

O our God, will you not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that comes against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon you.

He hired also a hundred thousand mighty men of valor out of Israel for a hundred talents of silver.

But Amaziah would not hear; for it came of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought after the gods of Edom.

The whole number of the heads of the fathers' houses of the mighty men of valor were two thousand and six hundred.

And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.

So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God.

And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the officer over the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king.

Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion due to the priests and the Levites, that they might be encouraged in the law of the LORD.

He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were outside the city: and they did help him.

Then they cried with a loud voice in the language of Judah unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to frighten them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city.

And the LORD sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valor, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he had come into the house of his god, sons that came forth of his own body struck him down there with the sword.

However, regarding the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who were sent unto him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.

Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched.

And they removed the burnt offerings, that they might give according to the divisions of the families of the people, to offer unto the LORD, as it is written in the book of Moses. And so did they with the oxen.

Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,

Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,

There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them.

We asked their names also, to inform you, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.

And has extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counselors, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel leading men to go up with me.

Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our possessions.

After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half district of Beth-zur, unto the place opposite the sepulchers of David, and to the pool that was man made, and unto the house of the mighty men.

Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy grain, because of the famine.

Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

And my God put into my heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be registered by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them who came up at the first, and found written in it,

And you did divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors you threw into the deep, as a stone into the mighty waters.

So the children went in and possessed the land, and you subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gave them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, that they might do with them as they would.

And testified against them, that you might bring them again unto your law: yet they acted presumptuously, and hearkened not unto your commandments, but sinned against your judgments, (which if a man does, he shall live in them;) and turned the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before you, that has come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all your people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.

And that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our work.

And their brethren, mighty men of valor, a hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.

And came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.

And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, to which the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?

But he saves the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.

Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!

Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who has hardened himself against him, and has prospered?

Neither is there any mediator between us, that might lay his hand upon us both.

He leads princes away plundered, and overthrows the mighty.

He pours contempt upon princes, and weakens the strength of the mighty.

O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleads for his neighbor!

Why do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?

But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honorable man dwelt in it.

Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!

There the righteous might reason with him; so should I be delivered forever from my judge.

He draws also the mighty with his power: he rises up, but no man is sure of life.

Yea, how might the strength of their hands profit me, in whom vigor has perished?

In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without a hand.

He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their place.

Because of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out because of the arm of the mighty.

Behold, God is mighty, and despises no one: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.

That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?

When he raises up himself, the mighty are afraid: because of his crashings they are beside themselves.

Out of the mouth of babes and infants have you ordained strength because of your enemies, that you might still the enemy and the avenger.

You have also given me the necks of my enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.

Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.

[A Psalm of David.] Give unto the LORD, O you mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.

There is no king saved by the multitude of a host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

Gird your sword upon your thigh, O most mighty, with your glory and your majesty.

[A Psalm of Asaph.] The mighty God, even the LORD, has spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.

Against you, you only, have I sinned, and done this evil in your sight: that you might be justified when you speak, and be blameless when you judge.

[To the Chief Musician, a maschil. A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.] Why boast you yourself in evil, O mighty man? the goodness of God endures continually.

For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.

You have ascended on high, you have led captivity captive: you have received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.

To him that rides upon the heaven of heavens, which were of old; lo, he does send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.

They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head: they that would destroy me, being my enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.

You did break open the fountain and the flood: you dried up mighty rivers.

The stouthearted are plundered, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might can lift their hands.

That the generation to come might know them, even the children who should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:

That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:

And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not steadfast with God.

Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouts by reason of wine.

[A Psalm of Asaph.] God stands in the congregation of the mighty; he judges among the gods.

For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?

You have a mighty arm: strong is your hand, and high is your right hand.

Then you spoke in a vision to your holy one, and said, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

Remember, Lord, the reproach of your servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;

The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.

That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise you the LORD.

Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? who can show forth all his praise?

Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.

And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.

Because he remembered not to show mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.

His descendants shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

You have thrust hard at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me.

Your word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn your statutes.

I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep your word.

My eyes awake before the night watches, that I might meditate in your word.

Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.