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2 Sam. 17:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be πchafed in their minds, as a bear robbeda of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

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bitter of soul,

Judg. 18:25• ²⁵And the children of Dan said to him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest men of exasperated spirit run upon you, and thou lose thy life and the lives of thy household. (Judg. 18:25)

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Prov. 17:12• ¹²Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a fool in his folly. (Prov. 17:12)

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Hos. 13:8• ⁸I will meet them as a bear bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the covering of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lioness: the beast of the field shall tear them. (Hos. 13:8)

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mighty men.

2 Sam. 15:18• ¹⁸And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men that came after him from Gath, passed over before the king. (2 Sam. 15:18)

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2 Sam. 21:18‑22• ¹⁸And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines, at Gob; then Sibbechai the Hushathite smote Saph, who was of the children of Raphah.
¹⁹And there was again a battle at Gob with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, a Bethlehemite, smote Goliath the Gittite; now the shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam.
²⁰And there was again a battle, at Gath; and there was a man there of great stature, that had on each hand six fingers, and on each foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to Raphah.
²¹And he defied Israel; but Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother smote him.
²²These four were born to Raphah, in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants. (2 Sam. 21:18‑22)

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2 Sam. 23:8‑9,16,18,20‑22• ⁸These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Joseb-Bassebeth, Tachkemonite the chief of the captains: he was Adino the Eznite; he fought against eight hundred, slain by him at one time.
⁹And after him, Eleazar the son of Dodo the son of an Ahohite: he was one of the three mighty men with David, when they had defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone up.
¹⁶And the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, which is in the gate, and took it, and brought it to David; however he would not drink of it, but poured it out to Jehovah.
¹⁸And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was the chief of three; and he brandished his spear against three hundred and slew them; and he had a name among the three.
²⁰And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, son of a valiant man, great in exploits, of Kabzeel: he it was that smote two lions of Moab; and he went down and smote a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day.
²¹He also smote the Egyptian, an imposing man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.
²²These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he had a name among the three mighty men. (2 Sam. 23:8‑9,16,18,20‑22)

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1 Sam. 16:18• ¹⁸And one of the young men answered and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skilled in playing, and he is a valiant man and a man of war, and skilled in speech, and of good presence, and Jehovah is with him. (1 Sam. 16:18)

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1 Sam. 17:34‑36,50• ³⁴And David said to Saul, Thy servant fed his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and also a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock.
³⁵And I went after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth; and when he arose against me, I seized him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.
³⁶Thy servant smote both the lion and the bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God.
⁵⁰So David overcame the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and smote the Philistine and killed him; and there was no sword in the hand of David. (1 Sam. 17:34‑36,50)

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1 Chron. 11:25‑47• ²⁵Behold, he was honoured above the thirty, but he did not attain to the first three. And David set him in his council.
²⁶And the valiant men of the forces were: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
²⁷Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
²⁸Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
²⁹Sibbechai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
³⁰Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
³¹Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
³²Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
³³Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
³⁴Bene-Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite,
³⁵Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,
³⁶Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
³⁷Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,
³⁸Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,
³⁹Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armour-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
⁴⁰Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
⁴¹Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
⁴²Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him;
⁴³Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
⁴⁴Uzzia the Ashtarothite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
⁴⁵Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
⁴⁶Eliel of Mahavim, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Jithmah the Moabite,
⁴⁷Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite. (1 Chron. 11:25‑47)

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Heb. 11:32‑34• ³²And what more do I say? For the time would fail me telling of Gideon, and Barak, and Samson, and Jephthah, and David and Samuel, and of the prophets:
³³who by faith overcame kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped lions' mouths,
³⁴quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, became strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, made the armies of strangers give way. (Heb. 11:32‑34)

chafed in their minds.

Heb. bitter of soul.

Judg. 18:25• ²⁵And the children of Dan said to him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest men of exasperated spirit run upon you, and thou lose thy life and the lives of thy household. (Judg. 18:25)

as a bear.

2 Kings 2:24• ²⁴And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of Jehovah. And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tore forty-two children of them. (2 Kings 2:24)

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Prov. 17:12• ¹²Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a fool in his folly. (Prov. 17:12)

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Prov. 28:15• ¹⁵A roaring lion, and a ranging bear, is a wicked ruler over a poor people. (Prov. 28:15)

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Dan. 7:5• ⁵And behold, another beast, a second, like unto a bear, and it raised up itself on one side; and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth; and they said thus unto it: Arise, devour much flesh. (Dan. 7:5)

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Hos. 13:8• ⁸I will meet them as a bear bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the covering of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lioness: the beast of the field shall tear them. (Hos. 13:8)

thy father is.

1 Sam. 23:23• ²³And see, and ascertain all the lurking-places where he hides himself, and come ye again to me with sure information, that I may go with you; and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout the thousands of Judah. (1 Sam. 23:23)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And Hushai said, Thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are of exasperated spirit, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field; and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.