⁷ Now then, be strong^(A) and brave, for Saul your master is dead, and the people of Judah have anointed me king over them.”

The Armor of God

¹⁰ Finally, be strong in the Lord^(A) and in his mighty power.^(B)

¹³ Be on your guard; stand firm^(A) in the faith; be courageous; be strong.^(B)

¹² Be strong,^(A) and let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. The Lord will do what is good in his sight.”^(B)

¹² all their valiant men^(A) marched through the night to Beth Shan. They took down the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth Shan and went to Jabesh, where they burned^(B) them.

⁷ When the Israelites along the valley and those across the Jordan saw that the Israelite army had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their towns and fled. And the Philistines came and occupied them.

⁹ Be strong, Philistines! Be men, or you will be subject to the Hebrews, as they^(A) have been to you. Be men, and fight!”

The Lord’s Covenant With Abram

15 After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram^(A) in a vision:^(B)