Quotes about Courage
So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” And the LORD said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”
— 1 Samuel 23:2
But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”
— 1 Samuel 23:3
Then David and his men went to Keilah, fought against the Philistines, and carried off their livestock, striking them with a mighty blow. So David saved the people of Keilah.
— 1 Samuel 23:5
saying, “Do not be afraid, for my father Saul will never lay a hand on you. And you will be king over Israel, and I will be your second-in-command. Even my father Saul knows this is true.”
— 1 Samuel 23:17
And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En-gedi.
— 1 Samuel 23:29
With these words David restrained his men, and he did not let them rise up against Saul. Then Saul left the cave and went on his way.
— 1 Samuel 24:7
Behold, this day you have seen with your own eyes that the LORD delivered you into my hand in the cave. I was told to kill you, but I spared you and said, ‘I will not lift my hand against my lord, since he is the LORD’s anointed.’
— 1 Samuel 24:10
And David said to his men, “Strap on your swords!” So David and all his men put on their swords, and about four hundred men followed David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.
— 1 Samuel 25:13
Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand. Now, therefore, please let me thrust the spear through him into the ground with one stroke. I will not need to strike him twice!”
— 1 Samuel 26:8
When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid and trembled violently.
— 1 Samuel 28:5
“Do not be afraid,” the king replied. “What do you see?” “I see a god coming up out of the earth,” the woman answered.
— 1 Samuel 28:13
When the woman came to Saul and saw how distraught he was, she said to him, “Look, your maidservant has obeyed your voice. I took my life in my hands and did as you told me.
— 1 Samuel 28:21