Hebrews 11:33

who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped mouths of lions,

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Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

In Context

32And what yet will I say? For the time will fail me recounting about Gideon, also Barak, and Samson, and Jephthah, also David, and Samuel, and the prophets,

34quenched the power of fire, escaped the mouth of the sword, were made powerful out of weakness, became strong in battle, caused armies of the foreigners to give way;

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Cross References

Joshua 6:1And Jericho shuts itself up, and is shut up, because of the presence of the sons of Israel—none going out, and none coming in.

1 Samuel 17:33And Saul says to David, “You are not able to go to this Philistine, to fight with him, for you [are] a youth, and he [has been] a man of war from his youth.”

2 Samuel 7:11even from the day that I appointed judges over My people Israel; and I have given rest to you from all your enemies, and YHWH has declared to you that YHWH makes a house for you.

1 Kings 13:28And he goes and finds his carcass cast in the way, and the donkey and the lion are standing near the carcass—the lion has not eaten the carcass nor destroyed the donkey.

Psalms 44:2You, [with] Your hand, have dispossessed nations. And You plant them. You afflict peoples, and send them away.

Psalms 144:1BY DAVID. Blessed [is] YHWH my Rock, || Who is teaching My hands for war, || My fingers for battle.

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 11:33-40

Exemplars of Faith. ( a. d. 62.) 32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets: 33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. 35 Women received their dead raised to… Read the whole commentary →

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