Quotes About Strength

So David and the troops with him lifted up their voices and wept until they had no strength left to weep.

And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.

So David and his six hundred men went to the Brook of Besor, where some stayed behind

And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped, except four hundred young men who fled, riding off on camels.

And he recovered all the flocks and herds, which his men drove ahead of the other livestock, calling out, “This is Davidís plunder!”

When David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him from the Brook of Besor, they came out to meet him and the troops with him. As David approached the men, he greeted them,

to those in Aroer, Siphmoth, and Eshtemoa;

to those in Hormah, Bor-ashan, and Athach;

From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan did not retreat, and the sword of Saul did not return empty.

Saul and Jonathan, beloved and delightful in life, were not divided in death. They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

How the mighty have fallen and the weapons of war have perished!”

Now then, be strong and courageous, for though Saul your lord is dead, the house of Judah has anointed me as their king.”

Then Abner said to Joab, “Let us have the young men get up and compete before us.” “Let them get up,” Joab replied.

and he chased Abner, not turning to the right or to the left in his pursuit.

The Benjamites rallied to Abner, formed a single unit, and took their stand atop a hill.

Now the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was protracted. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.

During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner had continued to strengthen his position in the house of Saul.

Now the king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land. The Jebusites said to David: “You will never get in here. Even the blind and lame can repel you.” For they thought, “David cannot get in here.”

So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terraces inward.

And David became greater and greater, for the LORD God of Hosts was with him.

So David went to Baal-perazim, where he defeated the Philistines and said, “Like a bursting flood, the LORD has burst out against my enemies before me.” So he called that place Baal-perazim.

I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like the greatest in the land.

Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines.

When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand men.