25 occurrences

'Stronger' in the Bible

And Yahweh said to her, "Two nations [are] in your womb, and two peoples {from birth} shall be divided. And {one people shall be stronger than the other}. And [the] elder shall serve [the] younger."

Verse ConceptsBabies In The WombFavouritismJacob, The PatriarchSubjectionTwo GroupsFreshness Of YouthWombServing PeopleStrong NationsOvercoming Adversity

And whenever any of the stronger of the flocks were in heat, Jacob put the branches {in full view} of the flock in the troughs that they might mate among the branches.

Verse ConceptsAnimals MatingStrength Of AnimalsAnimal ReproductionWater ContainersPoles

But with the more feeble of the flock he would not put [them there]. So the feebler were Laban's and the stronger [were] Jacob's.

Verse ConceptsStrength Of AnimalsWeak Animals

And the men who went up with him said, "We are not able to go up to the people because they [are] stronger than us."

Verse Conceptsdoubt, results ofBad Decision Making ExamplesStrong NationsUnable To Expel

I will strike them with disease, and I will dispossess them; I will make you into a greater and stronger nation than them."

Verse ConceptsPestilenceGod Might Kill His People

Now, please go, curse this people for me because they [are] stronger than me; perhaps I will be able to strike them and drive them out from the land because I know whoever you bless [is] blessed, and whoever you cursed is cursed."

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyInvitationsSorcery And MagicCursing IsraelPeople Blessing

The men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went [down], "What [is] sweeter than honey? What [is] stronger than a lion?" And he said to them, "If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have found out my riddle."

Verse ConceptsPloughingHeifersThe Seventh Day Of The WeekStrength Of AnimalsMetaphorical PloughingSweetnessDay 7

And the descendants of Dan went their way. When Micah saw that they [were] stronger than him, he turned to return to his house.

Verse ConceptsIndividuals going home

Saul and Jonathan [were] beloved and pleasant in their lives and [were] not separated in their death. They [were] swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.

Verse ConceptsFriendshipEaglesCompanionshipFast RunnersStrong Individuals

The battle [was] prolonged between the house of Saul and the house of David, but David {[was] growing stronger and stronger} while the house of Saul {[was] becoming weaker and weaker}.

Verse ConceptsDavid, Reign OfHousesWarfare, Examples OfWarfare, Nature OfWeakness, PhysicalStrong IndividualsWithout StrengthCivil WarWarBattle

David {continued growing stronger and stronger}, and Yahweh the God of hosts [was] with him.

Verse ConceptsPower, HumanGod With Specific PeoplePowerful Individuals

Then he said, "If Aram [is] stronger than I [am], you must become my deliverer; but if the {Ammonites} [are] too strong for you, then I will come to rescue you.

Verse ConceptsPeople Helping

But he [was] not willing to listen to her voice. He [was] stronger than she, and he forced her and lay with her.

Verse ConceptsCruelty, examples ofRape

The servants of the king of Aram said to him, "Their gods [are] gods of the mountains, therefore they were stronger than we. Let us fight with them in the plain; surely we will be stronger than they.

Verse ConceptsReligionSuperstitionServing One's Own Godssyria

You must muster an army for yourself as the army {you have lost}, and horses and chariots as the horses and chariots [you lost], then we will fight them in the plain. Surely we will be stronger than they." So he listened to their voice and did so.

He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from [those who] hated me because they were stronger than I.

Verse ConceptsGod, As SaviorGod Saving From EnemiesOvercoming EnemiesProtection From Enemiescrusades

All of my bones shall say, "O Yahweh, who [is] like you, who delivers [the] poor from [one] stronger than he and [the] poor and needy from [the one who] robs him?"

Verse ConceptsThe NeedyBad LeadershipBonesGod, The ProviderOppression, God's Attitude ToPoverty, Remedies ForPoverty, SpiritualRescueGod And The PoorCaring For OthersAnatomyWho Is Like God?

And he made his people very fruitful. He also made them stronger than their enemies.

Verse ConceptsFruitfulness, NaturalGod Strengthening Peoplefruitfulness

Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low. Deliver me from my pursuers, for they are stronger than I.

Verse ConceptsRescuePay Attention O God!Despairhelping

For Yahweh has ransomed Jacob, and he has redeemed him from [the] hand of [the] person {stronger} than he.

Verse ConceptsGod, As RedeemerRansomRedemption, In OtLimitations Of Strengthredeemed

"Then the king of the south will grow strong and [also] {one of his officials}, and he will grow stronger {than him} and he will rule {a dominion greater than his dominion}.

Verse Conceptsdominion

And he will stir up his power and his heart against the king of the south and {with a much greater and stronger army}; but he will not succeed, for they will devise plans against him.

Verse ConceptsMany CombatantsEvil PlansBravery

But when a stronger man attacks him [and] conquers him, he takes away his full armor in which he trusted and distributes his plunder.

Verse ConceptsVictory, Over Spiritual ForcesGod Shows Loving KindnessLimitations Of StrengthStrong PeopleTying UpDividing The SpoilOvercoming

Or are we attempting to provoke the Lord to jealousy? We are not stronger than he [is, are we]?

Verse ConceptsProvokingGod Is Strong

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