Quotes About Struggle

Then he begged me, ëStand over me and kill me, for agony has seized me, but my life still lingers.í

Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his sword into his opponentís side, and they all fell together. So this place, which is in Gibeon, is called Helkath-hazzurim.

And I am weak this day, though anointed as king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil!”

The elders of his household stood beside him to help him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat anything with them.

He threw stones at David and at all the servants of the king, though the troops and all the mighty men were on Davidís right and left.

The battle spread over the whole countryside, and that day the forest devoured more people than the sword.

Once again the Philistines waged war against Israel, and David and his servants went down and fought against the Philistines; but David became exhausted.

For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.

The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

And after him was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines had banded together near a field full of lentils, Israelís troops fled from them.

At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.

So to this day Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David.

There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days.

And there was war between the houses of Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of Abijamís life.

Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.

And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.

At that time the people of Israel were divided: Half of the people supported Tibni son of Ginath as king, and half supported Omri.

But the followers of Omri proved stronger than those of Tibni son of Ginath. So Tibni died and Omri became king.

But she replied, “As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die.”

while he himself traveled on a dayís journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”

However, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”

The battle raged throughout that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. And the blood from his wound ran out onto the floor of the chariot, and that evening he died.

So the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom set out, and after they had traveled a roundabout route for seven days, they had no water for their army or for their animals.

When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took with him seven hundred swordsmen to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not prevail.