Hebrews 11:33
Who, through faith—prevailed in contest over kingdoms, wrought righteousness, attained unto promises, shut the mouths of lions,
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Joshua 6:1Now, Jericho, was shut up and barred because of the sons of Israel,—none came out and none went in.
1 Samuel 17:33And Saul said unto David—Thou art not able to go against this Philistine, to fight with him,—for, a youth, art, thou, but, he, a man of war, from his youth.
2 Samuel 7:11even from the day when I put judges in charge over my people Israel, thus will I give thee rest from all thine enemies. And Yahweh must tell thee that, a house, will Yahweh make for thee.
1 Kings 13:28So he went and found his dead body, cast out in the way, with, the ass and the lion, standing near the dead body,—the lion had neither eaten the dead body, nor had it torn the ass.
Psalms 44:2Thou thyself, with thine own hand—Didst dispossess, nations, and didst plant them, Didst break peoples in pieces, and didst spread them out:
Psalms 144:1Blessed be Yahweh, my Rock, who teacheth my hands to war, my fingers to fight:
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 →