¹³ Be of good courage, and let us be strong for our people and for the cities of our God. And may the Lord do what is good in His sight.”

Final Exhortations

^13 (A)Watch, ^(B)stand fast in the faith, be brave, ^(C)be strong.

¹⁴ And I looked, and arose and said to the nobles, to the leaders, and to the rest of the people, ^(A)“Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, ^(B)great and awesome, and ^(C)fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses.”

^12 (A)Be of good courage, and let us ^(B)be strong for our people and for the cities of our God. And may ^(C)the Lord do what is good in His sight.”

²⁵ Then Joshua said to ^[a]them, ^(A)“Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; be strong and of good courage, for ^(B)thus the Lord will do to all your enemies against whom you fight.”

^9 (A)Be strong and conduct yourselves like men, you Philistines, that you do not become servants of the Hebrews, ^(B)as they have been to you. ^[a]Conduct yourselves like men, and fight!”

⁴ Arise, for this matter is your responsibility. We also are with you. ^(A)Be of good courage, and do it.”

³² Then David said to Saul, ^(A)“Let no man’s heart fail because of him; ^(B)your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.”

¹⁵ And the children of Israel said to the Lord, “We have sinned! ^(A)Do to us whatever seems best to You; only deliver us this day, we pray.”