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10 Then even the men who are as brave as a lion will become frightened. This is because all the Israelites know your father is a fighter. They know his men are brave!

11 “This is what I suggest: Gather all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba.[a] There will be as many people as grains of sand by the sea. Then you yourself must go into the battle. 12 We will catch David where he is hiding. We will fall on him as dew falls on the ground. We will kill him and all of his men. No one will be left alive.

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  1. 17:11 Dan to Beersheba Dan was the city farthest north in Israel. Beersheba was the city farthest south. So this means all the people of Israel.

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