Quotes about Bravery
So the men of the outpost called out to Jonathan and his armor-bearer, “Come on up, and we will teach you a lesson!” “Follow me,” Jonathan told his armor-bearer, “for the LORD has delivered them into the hand of Israel.”
— 1 Samuel 14:12
So Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, with his armor-bearer behind him. And the Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer followed and finished them off.
— 1 Samuel 14:13
In that first assault, Jonathan and his armor-bearer struck down about twenty men over half an acre of land.
— 1 Samuel 14:14
And the war with the Philistines was fierce for all the days of Saul. So whenever he noticed any strong or brave man, Saul would enlist him.
— 1 Samuel 14:52
The people told him about the offer, saying, “That is what will be done for the man who kills him.”
— 1 Samuel 17:27
And David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail on account of this Philistine. Your servant will go and fight him!”
— 1 Samuel 17:32
David replied, “Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep, and whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock,
— 1 Samuel 17:34
I went after it, struck it down, and delivered the lamb from its mouth. If it reared up against me, I would grab it by its fur, strike it down, and kill it.
— 1 Samuel 17:35
Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”
— 1 Samuel 17:36
David added, “The LORD, who delivered me from the claws of the lion and the bear, will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” “Go,” said Saul, “and may the LORD be with you.”
— 1 Samuel 17:37
As the Philistine started forward to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him.
— 1 Samuel 17:48
David ran and stood over him. He grabbed the Philistine’s sword and pulled it from its sheath and killed him; and he cut off his head with the sword. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran.
— 1 Samuel 17:51