1 Samuel 4:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Take courage and be men, O Philistines! Otherwise, you will serve the Hebrews just as they served you. Now be men and fight!””
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“Take courage and be men, O Philistines! Otherwise, you will serve the Hebrews just as they served you. Now be men and fight!””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Strengthen yourselves, and become men, O Philistines, lest ye do service to Hebrews, as they have done to you--then ye have become men, and have fought.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Samuel 4:9 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 28:47Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance,
- Judges 10:7So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hands of the Philistines and Ammonites,
- Judges 13:1Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD, so He delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.
- 2 Samuel 10:12Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do what is good in His sight.”
- Isaiah 14:2The nations will escort Israel and bring it to its homeland. Then the house of Israel will possess the nations as menservants and maidservants in the LORD’s land. They will make captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors.
- Isaiah 33:1Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, you will be betrayed.
- 1 Corinthians 16:13Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
- Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
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