And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I [am] a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.
Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.
And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him.
And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.
Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which [is] on the south of Jeshimon?
And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi.
And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul.
Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same [is] the city of David.
And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.
Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.
And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counsellor, from his city, [even] from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.
And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that [are] with thee be strong.
He delivered me from my strong enemy, [and] from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of Judah, [even] to Beersheba.
I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and show thyself a man;
(For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house;
And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; [but] the LORD [was] not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; [but] the LORD [was] not in the earthquake:
And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.
And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.
And all the men of might, [even] seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths a thousand, all [that were] strong [and] apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.
And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee.
Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.
The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren [were] strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.
And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen.
Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do [it].
And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do [it]: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, [even] my God, [will be] with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.
And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.
And in every several city [he put] shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.
Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.
For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of [them] whose heart [is] perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
But if thou wilt go, do [it], be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.
And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.
But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to [his] destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that [is] with him: for [there be] more with us than with him:
Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave [it] for an inheritance to your children for ever.
Now these [are] thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.
And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.
How long wilt thou speak these [things]? and [how long shall] the words of thy mouth [be like] a strong wind?
If [I speak] of strength, lo, [he is] strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time [to plead]?
Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me.
He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong [pain]:
Hast thou with him spread out the sky, [which is] strong, [and] as a molten looking glass?
She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
His bones [are as] strong pieces of brass; his bones [are] like bars of iron.
He croucheth, [and] humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.
Which [is] as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, [and] rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
Many bulls have compassed me: strong [bulls] of Bashan have beset me round.
Who [is] this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, [and] I was troubled.
Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
Blessed [be] the LORD: for he hath showed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.
All my bones shall say, LORD, who [is] like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?
But mine enemies [are] lively, [and] they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
Who will bring me [into] the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
For thou hast been a shelter for me, [and] a strong tower from the enemy.
Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou [art] my rock and my fortress.
I am as a wonder unto many; but thou [art] my strong refuge.
And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch [that] thou madest strong for thyself.
Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man [whom] thou madest strong for thyself.
O LORD God of hosts, who [is] a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.
Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, [and] high is thy right hand.
Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.
Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.
[That] our oxen [may be] strong to labour; [that there be] no breaking in, nor going out; that [there be] no complaining in our streets.
For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong [men] have been slain by her.
The rich man's wealth [is] his strong city: the destruction of the poor [is] their poverty.
A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong [men] retain riches.
In the fear of the LORD [is] strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
The name of the LORD [is] a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
The rich man's wealth [is] his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
A brother offended [is harder to be won] than a strong city: and [their] contentions [are] like the bars of a castle.
Wine [is] a mocker, strong drink [is] raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
A wise man [is] strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
The ants [are] a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
[It is] not for kings, O Lemuel, [it is] not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,
Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love [is] strong as death; jealousy [is] cruel as the grave: the coals thereof [are] coals of fire, [which hath a] most vehement flame.
And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench [them].
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, [that] they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, [till] wine inflame them!
Woe unto [them that are] mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, [even] the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:
For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying,
In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation.
He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant [city], to destroy the strong holds thereof.
They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee.
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