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February 4th, 2010, 06:33 PM
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#1 | | Suspended indefinitely
Joined: Jul 2006 From: UK Posts: 6,114 | Greatest biblical warrior
The Old Testament records the deeds of many heroes, including David, Samson, Jehu, Joshua, Gideon and Saul. But who would you consider the greatest?
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February 4th, 2010, 06:36 PM
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#2 | | knows what the bee knows
Joined: Jun 2009 From: land of Califia Posts: 26,767 | Re: Greatest biblical warrior
I have to go with Gideon on this one.
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February 4th, 2010, 07:12 PM
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#3 | | Historian
Joined: Sep 2006 From: Korea (but I'm American!) Posts: 1,452 | Re: Greatest biblical warrior
David. He killed lions, bears, a really big champion who everyone else in the army was terrified of. All when he was just a young lad.
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February 4th, 2010, 07:24 PM
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Joined: Oct 2009 From: Baltimorean-in-exile Posts: 18,724 | Re: Greatest biblical warrior
I vote David, not only for his feats in his early years, but for the successful wars he fought throughout his reign.
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February 4th, 2010, 07:25 PM
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#5 | | Historian ¤ Blog of the Year ¤
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Men like Gideon, Samson, Y'hoshua, etc. owed their strength more to God than any skills of their own. Remember that Gideon was hiding in a winepress when he was called to fight against the Midyanis...
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February 4th, 2010, 08:03 PM
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#6 | | Counter-Operative ¤ Essayist of the Year ¤
Joined: Oct 2009 From: Burnaby Posts: 4,932 | Re: Greatest biblical warrior
Jehu is pretty sweet...I love the smell of sanctified regicide in the morning!
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February 4th, 2010, 08:07 PM
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#7 | | Suspended indefinitely
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Alexander Magnus appears in 1 Maccabees (canonical for some Christian denominations).
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February 4th, 2010, 09:16 PM
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#8 | | Megas Domestikos
Joined: Dec 2009 From: Canada Posts: 3,122 | Re: Greatest biblical warrior
I really like Ehud. Not everyone gets to lose their dagger because it gets stuck in a corpulent king's belly.
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February 5th, 2010, 05:31 AM
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#9 | | Historian ¤ Blog of the Year ¤
Joined: Oct 2009 From: Baltimorean-in-exile Posts: 18,724 | Re: Greatest biblical warrior
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirialax  I really like Ehud. Not everyone gets to lose their dagger because it gets stuck in a corpulent king's belly. | He was a leftie, if I recall correctly?
I tend to notice history's left-handed folks, since I myself am a leftie  | | | |
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February 5th, 2010, 05:34 AM
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#10 | | Wanara
Joined: Sep 2009 From: Hinterland Posts: 5,428 | Re: Greatest biblical warrior
Dawud.
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