5 occurrences

'Defy' in the Bible

And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.

Verse ConceptsInvitationsJacob, The PatriarchCrude LanguageCursing IsraelWise Proverbs

How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?

Verse ConceptsCursing Israelcurses

And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.

Verse ConceptsFightingdefiance

And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel.

Verse ConceptsExemptGetting RichGiving In Marriage

And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?

Verse ConceptsGod, Living And Self sustainingInsultsLove, And The WorldUncircumcisionEliminating ShameOther Unimportant PeopleExamples Of Patriotism

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