Therefore they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, “The nations which you have carried away and placed in the cities of Samaria don’t know the law of the god of the land. Therefore he has sent lions among them, and behold, they kill them, because they don’t know the law of the god of the land.”

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the middle of a pit on a snowy day.

Some Gadites joined David in the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, who could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the gazelles on the mountains:

There were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and armrests on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests.

Twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other on the six steps. There was nothing like it made in any other kingdom.

The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

The old lion perishes for lack of prey. The cubs of the lioness are scattered abroad.

If my head is held high, you hunt me like a lion. Again you show yourself powerful to me.

The proud animals have not trodden it, nor has the fierce lion passed by there.

“Can you hunt the prey for the lioness, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

lest they tear apart my soul like a lion, ripping it in pieces, while there is no one to deliver.

He lurks in secret as a lion in his ambush. He lies in wait to catch the helpless. He catches the helpless when he draws him in his net.

He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

They open their mouths wide against me, lions tearing prey and roaring.

Save me from the lion’s mouth! Yes, you have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen.

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing.

Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my soul from their destruction, my precious life from the lions.

My soul is among lions. I lie among those who are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

Break their teeth, God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, Yahweh.

You will tread on the lion and cobra. You will trample the young lion and the serpent underfoot.

The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God.

The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.

The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”

The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”