2 Samuel 2:7; 2 Samuel 8:9; 2 Samuel 11:16; 2 Samuel 13:28; 2 Samuel 17:10; 2 Samuel 22:33; 2 Samuel 22:40; 2 Samuel 23:20; 2 Samuel 24:2; 2 Samuel 24:4; 2 Samuel 24:9

2 Samuel 2:7

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

2 Samuel 8:9

9 When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,

2 Samuel 11:16

16 So while Joab had the city under siege, he put Uriah at a place where he knew the strongest defenders were.

2 Samuel 13:28

28 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.”

2 Samuel 17:10

10 Then even the bravest soldier, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will melt with fear, for all Israel knows that your father is a fighter and that those with him are brave.

2 Samuel 22:33

33 It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure.

2 Samuel 22:40

40 You armed me with strength for battle; you humbled my adversaries before me.

2 Samuel 23:20

20 Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant fighter from Kabzeel, performed great exploits. He struck down Moab’s two mightiest warriors. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.

2 Samuel 24:2

2 So the king said to Joab and the army commanders with him, “Go throughout the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba and enroll the fighting men, so that I may know how many there are.”

2 Samuel 24:4

4 The king’s word, however, overruled Joab and the army commanders; so they left the presence of the king to enroll the fighting men of Israel.

2 Samuel 24:9

9 Joab reported the number of the fighting men to the king: In Israel there were eight hundred thousand able-bodied men who could handle a sword, and in Judah five hundred thousand.