2 Samuel 2:18
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18 The three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was as swift of foot as a wild gazelle.(A)
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1 Chronicles 12:8
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8 From the Gadites there went over to David at the stronghold in the wilderness mighty and experienced warriors, expert with shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were swift as gazelles on the mountains:(A)
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Habakkuk 3:19
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19 God, the Lord, is my strength;
he makes my feet like the feet of a deer
and makes me tread upon the heights.[a]
Psalm 18:33
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33 He made my feet like the feet of a deer
and set me secure on the heights.(A)
Amos 2:14
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14 Flight shall perish from the swift,
and the strong shall not retain their strength,
nor shall the mighty save their lives;(A)
Ecclesiastes 9:11
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11 Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to the skillful, but time and chance happen to them all.(A)
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Psalm 147:10-11
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10 His delight is not in the strength of the horse
nor his pleasure in the speed of a runner,[a](A)
11 but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,
in those who hope in his steadfast love.
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1 Chronicles 11:26
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26 The warriors of the armies were Asahel brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,(A)
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1 Chronicles 2:15-16
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15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh; 16 and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three.(A)
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2 Samuel 1:23
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23 Saul and Jonathan, beloved and lovely!
In life and in death they were not divided;
they were swifter than eagles;
they were stronger than lions.(A)
1 Samuel 26:6
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6 Then David said to Ahimelech the Hittite and to Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, “Who will go down with me into the camp to Saul?” Abishai said, “I will go down with you.”(A)
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