So the Danites sent out five brave men from all their clans, from Zorah and Eshtaol, to scout out the land and explore it. They told them, “Go and explore the land.”

They came to the hill country of Ephraim as far as the home of Micah and spent the night there.

The congregation sent 12,000 brave warriors there and commanded them: “Go and kill the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the sword, including women and children.

Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and He fulfilled everything Samuel prophesied.

Saul also went to his home in Gibeah, and brave men whose hearts God had touched went with him.

The conflict with the Philistines was fierce all of Saul’s days, so whenever Saul noticed any strong or brave man, he enlisted him.

all their brave men set out, journeyed all night, and retrieved the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan. When they arrived at Jabesh, they burned the bodies there.

Be strong! We must prove ourselves strong for our people and for the cities of our God. May the Lord’s will be done.”

Then, even a brave man with the heart of a lion will melt because all Israel knows that your father and the valiant men with him are warriors.

With the faithful
You prove Yourself faithful;
with the blameless man
You prove Yourself blameless;

with the pure
You prove Yourself pure,
but with the crooked
You prove Yourself shrewd.

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the son of a brave man from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. Benaiah killed two sons of Ariel of Moab, and he went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.

“As for me, I am going the way of all of the earth. Be strong and be courageous like a man,

Naaman, commander of the army for the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded because through him, the Lord had given victory to Aram. The man was a brave warrior, but he had a skin disease.

These were the heads of their ancestral houses: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were brave warriors, famous men, and heads of their ancestral houses.

all their brave men set out and retrieved the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons and brought them to Jabesh. They buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh and fasted seven days.

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the son of a brave man from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. Benaiah killed two sons of Ariel of Moab, and he went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.

They helped David against the raiders, for they were all brave warriors and commanders in the army.

From the Simeonites: 7,100 brave warriors ready for war.

and Zadok, a young brave warrior, with 22 commanders from his own ancestral house.

From the Ephraimites: 20,800 brave warriors who were famous men in their ancestral houses.

Be strong! We must prove ourselves strong for our people and for the cities of our God. May the Lord’s will be done.”

David assembled all the leaders of Israel in Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and cattle of the king and his sons, along with the court officials, the fighting men, and all the brave warriors.

Asa had an army of 300,000 from Judah bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 from Benjamin bearing regular shields and drawing the bow. All these were brave warriors.

and carried out great works in the towns of Judah. He had fighting men, brave warriors, in Jerusalem.

These are their numbers according to their ancestral families. For Judah, the commanders of thousands:

Adnah the commander and 300,000 brave warriors with him;

next to him, Amasiah son of Zichri, the volunteer of the Lord, and 200,000 brave warriors with him;

from Benjamin, Eliada, a brave warrior, and 200,000 with him armed with bow and shield;

Then for 7,500 pounds of silver he hired 100,000 brave warriors from Israel.

The total number of heads of families was 2,600 brave warriors.

Azariah the priest, along with 80 brave priests of the Lord, went in after him.

Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 in Judah in one day—all brave men—because they had abandoned the Lord God of their ancestors.

and the Lord sent an angel who annihilated every brave warrior, leader, and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria returned in disgrace to his land. He went to the temple of his god, and there some of his own children struck him down with the sword.

The following are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer but were unable to prove that their families and ancestry were Israelite:

But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from Yahweh our God to preserve a remnant for us and give us a stake in His holy place. Even in our slavery, God has given us new life and light to our eyes.

The following are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but were unable to prove that their families and ancestors were Israelite:

How painful honest words can be!
But what does your rebuke prove?

Let him not put trust in worthless things, being led astray,
for what he gets in exchange will prove worthless.

the joy of the wicked has been brief
and the happiness of the godless has lasted only a moment?

If this is not true, then who can prove me a liar
and show that my speech is worthless?

With the faithful
You prove Yourself faithful;
with the blameless man
You prove Yourself blameless;

with the pure
You prove Yourself pure,
but with the crooked
You prove Yourself shrewd.

The brave-hearted have been plundered;
they have slipped into their final sleep.
None of the warriors was able to lift a hand.

“Remember this and be brave;
take it to heart, you transgressors!

“I deserted you for a brief moment,
but I will take you back with great compassion.

Escape will fail the swift,
the strong one will not prevail by his strength,
and the brave will not save his life.

My Father is glorified by this: that you produce much fruit and prove to be My disciples.

because He has set a day when He is going to judge the world in righteousness by the Man He has appointed. He has provided proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”

However, so that I will not burden you any further, I beg you in your graciousness to give us a brief hearing.

When he arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him and brought many serious charges that they were not able to prove,

Be alert, stand firm in the faith, act like a man, be strong.

Therefore, show them proof before the churches of your love and of our boasting about you.

But I sent the brothers so our boasting about you in the matter would not prove empty, and so you would be prepared just as I said.

They will glorify God for your obedience to the confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with others through the proof provided by this service.

since you seek proof of Christ speaking in me. He is not weak toward you, but powerful among you.

And they must also be tested first; if they prove blameless, then they can serve as deacons.

For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a brief time, so that you might get him back permanently,

Now faith is the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen.