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“If a thief is caught breaking in at night and is struck a fatal blow, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed;
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but if it happens after sunrise, the defender is guilty of bloodshed. “Anyone who steals must certainly make restitution, but if they have nothing, they must be sold to pay for their theft.
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He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing.
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And this he said about Judah: “Hear, Lord, the cry of Judah; bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause. Oh, be his help against his foes!”
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But Joash replied to the hostile crowd around him, “Are you going to plead Baal’s cause? Are you trying to save him? Whoever fights for him shall be put to death by morning! If Baal really is a god, he can defend himself when someone breaks down his altar.”
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So while Joab had the city under siege, he put Uriah at a place where he knew the strongest defenders were.
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But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field. He defended it and struck the Philistines down, and the Lord brought about a great victory.
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Jehu Kills Joram and Ahaziah
So Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram. (Now Joram and all Israel had been defending Ramoth Gilead against Hazael king of Aram,
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I will defend this city and save it, for my sake and for the sake of David my servant.’”
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I will add fifteen years to your life. And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.’”
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But they took their stand in the middle of the field. They defended it and struck the Philistines down, and the Lord brought about a great victory.
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His children are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
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Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face.
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defending the fatherless and the oppressed, so that mere earthly mortals will never again strike terror.
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those who say, “By our tongues we will prevail; our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”
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A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.
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May he defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; may he crush the oppressor.
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Rise up, O God, and defend your cause; remember how fools mock you all day long.
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“How long will you defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked?
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Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.
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Defend my cause and redeem me; preserve my life according to your promise.
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for their Defender is strong; he will take up their case against you.
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Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.
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Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
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Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.
