Quotes about Courage
Then the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Tomorrow we will come out, and you can do with us whatever seems good to you.”
— 1 Samuel 11:10
“Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “Even though you have committed all this evil, do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.
— 1 Samuel 12:20
One day Jonathan son of Saul said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the Philistine outpost on the other side.” But Jonathan did not tell his father.
— 1 Samuel 14:1
Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.”
— 1 Samuel 14:6
His armor-bearer replied, “Do all that is in your heart. Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul.”
— 1 Samuel 14:7
“Very well,” said Jonathan, “we will cross over toward these men and show ourselves to them.
— 1 Samuel 14:8
So the two of them showed themselves to the outpost of the Philistines, who exclaimed, “Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes in which they were hiding!”
— 1 Samuel 14:11
So the men of the outpost called out to Jonathan and his armor-bearer, “Come on up, and we will teach you a lesson!” “Follow me,” Jonathan told his armor-bearer, “for the LORD has delivered them into the hand of Israel.”
— 1 Samuel 14:12
So Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, with his armor-bearer behind him. And the Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer followed and finished them off.
— 1 Samuel 14:13
In that first assault, Jonathan and his armor-bearer struck down about twenty men over half an acre of land.
— 1 Samuel 14:14
As surely as the LORD who saves Israel lives, even if it is my son Jonathan, he must die!” But not one of the troops said a word.
— 1 Samuel 14:39
He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of its plunderers.
— 1 Samuel 14:48