35 Bible Verses about heroes
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There were giants in the earth in those days. And also after that, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore to them, they were mighty men who existed of old, men of renown.
And they shall be like mighty ones who trample the mud of the streets in the battle. And they shall fight because Jehovah is with them, and they shall make the riders on horses ashamed.
After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Beth-zur, repaired across from the tombs of David, and to the pool that was made, and to the house of the mighty men.
And the Angel of Jehovah appeared to him, and said to him, Jehovah is with you, mighty warrior.
the mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
Remember those leading you, who have spoken to you the Word of God, whose faith follow, considering the end of their conduct:
I have commanded My holy ones, I have also called My mighty ones for anger, those who rejoice in My highness.
To the Chief Musician. A contemplation. A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said to him, David has come to the house of Ahimelech. Why do you boast yourself in evil, O mighty man? The mercy of God endures forever.
These all died by way of faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off. And they were persuaded of them and embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit is better than he who takes a city.
and he comes forth as a bridegroom from his canopy; he rejoices as a strong man to run a race,
Jehovah goes out as a warrior, He stirs up zeal like a man of wars; He shouts, yea, roars; He overcomes His enemies.
And David ran and stood on the Philistine, and took out his sword and drew it out of its sheath, and killed him, and cut off his head with it. And the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, and fled.
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a mighty man of Kabzeel, had done many acts. He killed two lion-like men of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in a pit on a snowy day.
Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up.
The fool shall no more be called noble, nor the miser said to be bountiful.
And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, "Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord;
But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod.
Behold, their mighty ones shall cry outside; the messengers of peace shall weep bitterly.
but they shall serve Jehovah their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up to them.
And He said, Truly I say to you, No prophet is accepted in his native-place.
quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the strangers.
I returned and saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happens to them all.
Woe to those who rise up early in the morning to go after strong drink; tarrying in the twilight while wine inflames them!
And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, did not receive the promise,
Women received their dead raised to life again, and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.
But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor, except in his native-place, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah; also David, and Samuel and the prophets,
And these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said: