Quotes About Courage

Some time later, Samson fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.

Samson told her, “If they tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I will become as weak as any other man.”

While the men were hidden in her room, she called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he snapped the bowstrings like a strand of yarn seared by a flame. So the source of his strength remained unknown.

He replied, “If they tie me up with new ropes that have never been used, I will become as weak as any other man.”

So Delilah took new ropes, tied him up with them, and called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But while the men were hidden in her room, he snapped the ropes off his arms like they were threads.

Then she called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” When Samson awoke from his sleep, he thought, “I will escape as I did before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him.

However, the hair of his head began to grow back after it had been shaved.

Then Samson called out to the LORD: “O Lord GOD, please remember me. Strengthen me, O God, just once more, so that with one vengeful blow I may pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.”

And Samson reached out for the two central pillars supporting the temple. Bracing himself against them with his right hand on one pillar and his left hand on the other,

Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines.” Then he pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people in it. So in his death he killed more than he had killed in his life.

They answered, “Come on, let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and it is very good. Why would you fail to act? Do not hesitate to go there and take possession of the land!

So six hundred Danites departed from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed with weapons of war.

The six hundred Danites stood at the entrance of the gate, armed with their weapons of war.

After they were some distance from Micahís house, the men in the houses near Micahís house mobilized and overtook the Danites.

So the Danites went on their way, and Micah turned to go back home, because he saw that they were too strong for him.

The leaders of all the people and all the tribes of Israel presented themselves in the assembly of Godís people: 400,000 men on foot, armed with swords.

Then all the people stood as one man and said, “Not one of us will return to his tent or to his house.

Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: We will go against it as the lot dictates.

So all the men of Israel gathered as one man, united against the city.

And from their cities they came together at Gibeah to go out and fight against the Israelites.

On that day the Benjamites mobilized 26,000 swordsmen from their cities, in addition to the 700 select men of Gibeah.

Among all these soldiers there were 700 select left-handers, each of whom could sling a stone at a hair without missing.

The Israelites set out, went up to Bethel, and inquired of God, “Who of us shall go up first to fight against the Benjamites?” “Judah will be first,” the LORD replied.

And the men of Israel went out to fight against Benjamin and took up their battle positions at Gibeah.