Quotes About Struggle

Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his masterís sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.

Some time later, Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army and marched up to besiege Samaria.

So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled at the same time.

And Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz.

Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria?

to tell him, “This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace; for children have come to the point of birth, but there is no strength to deliver them.

Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”

They waged war against the Hagrites, as well as Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.

And again he slept with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. So he named him Beriah, because tragedy had come upon his house.

and Beriah and Shema (who were the heads of families of the inhabitants of Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath).

The Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed Saulís sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.

When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him.

Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run it through me, or these uncircumcised men will come and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

Now the Philistines had come and raided the Valley of Rephaim.

Once again the Philistines raided the valley.

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

Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God afflicted them with all kinds of adversity.

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 of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans until evening. And at sunset he died.

After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.

See how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession that You gave us as an inheritance.

When Jehoram had established himself over his fatherís kingdom, he strengthened himself by putting to the sword all his brothers along with some of the princes of Israel.

Even if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will make you stumble before the enemy, for God has power to help and power to overthrow.”

So the LORD his God delivered Ahaz into the hand of the king of Aram, who attacked him and took many captives to Damascus. Ahaz was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with great force.