If you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp with your servant Purah

Turning to Jether, his oldest son, he said, “Kill them!” But Jether did not draw his sword, because he was only a boy and was afraid.

Then Jotham fled, escaping to Beer, and he lived there because he was afraid of his brother Abimelek.

And now, my daughter, don’t be afraid. I will do for you all you ask. All the people of my town know that you are a woman of noble character.

Samuel lay down until morning and then opened the doors of the house of the Lord. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision,

the Philistines were afraid. “A god has come into the camp,” they said. “Oh no! Nothing like this has happened before.

When the Philistines heard that Israel had assembled at Mizpah, the rulers of the Philistines came up to attack them. When the Israelites heard of it, they were afraid because of the Philistines.

“Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “You have done all this evil; yet do not turn away from the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart.

Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned. I violated the Lord’s command and your instructions. I was afraid of the men and so I gave in to them.

Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with David but had departed from Saul.

When Saul saw how successful he was, he was afraid of him.

Saul became still more afraid of him, and he remained his enemy the rest of his days.

David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish king of Gath.

Stay with me; don’t be afraid. The man who wants to kill you is trying to kill me too. You will be safe with me.”

But David’s men said to him, “Here in Judah we are afraid. How much more, then, if we go to Keilah against the Philistine forces!”

“Don’t be afraid,” he said. “My father Saul will not lay a hand on you. You will be king over Israel, and I will be second to you. Even my father Saul knows this.”

When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid; terror filled his heart.

The king said to her, “Don’t be afraid. What do you see?” The woman said, “I see a ghostly figure coming up out of the earth.”

David asked him, “Why weren’t you afraid to lift your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?”

Ish-Bosheth did not dare to say another word to Abner, because he was afraid of him.

David was afraid of the Lord that day and said, “How can the ark of the Lord ever come to me?”

“Don’t be afraid,” David said to him, “for I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.”

When all the kings who were vassals of Hadadezer saw that they had been routed by Israel, they made peace with the Israelites and became subject to them. So the Arameans were afraid to help the Ammonites anymore.

On the seventh day the child died. David’s attendants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they thought, “While the child was still living, he wouldn’t listen to us when we spoke to him. How can we now tell him the child is dead? He may do something desperate.”

Absalom ordered his men, “Listen! When Amnon is in high spirits from drinking wine and I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon down,’ then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Haven’t I given you this order? Be strong and brave.”