Verse 9

Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my scepter.

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Referenced Verses

  • Judg 1:12 : 12 Caleb said, "I will give my daughter Achsah in marriage to the one who attacks and captures Kiriath-sepher."
  • Judg 1:24-25 : 24 The spies saw a man coming out of the city and said to him, "Please show us how to enter the city, and we will treat you kindly." 25 He showed them the way into the city, and they struck the city with the sword but let the man and his family go free.
  • 2 Sam 11:1 : 1 In the spring, at the time when kings go out to war, David sent Joab along with his servants and all of Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David stayed in Jerusalem.
  • 2 Sam 12:26-31 : 26 Meanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal city. 27 Joab sent messengers to David, saying, 'I have fought against Rabbah and taken its water supply. 28 Now gather the rest of the troops and besiege the city and capture it. Otherwise, I will take the city, and it will be named after me.' 29 So David gathered all the troops, went to Rabbah, fought against it, and captured it. 30 David took the crown from the head of their king; its weight was a talent of gold, set with precious stones, and it was placed on David’s head. He also took a great amount of plunder from the city. 31 He brought out the people who were there, consigning them to labor with saws, iron picks, and axes, and made them work at brickmaking. David did this to all the Ammonite towns. Then he and his entire army returned to Jerusalem.
  • 1 Chr 11:6 : 6 David said, "Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and commander." And Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and so he became chief.
  • 1 Chr 11:17-19 : 17 David longed for water and said, "If only someone would get me water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!" 18 So the three warriors broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD. 19 He said, "Far be it from me, O my God, to do this! Should I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives? Because they risked their lives to bring it, I would not drink it." Such were the exploits of the three mighty warriors.