Greatest biblical warrior - Historum

Nick · February 4th, 2010, 05:33 PM

The Old Testament records the deeds of many heroes, including David, Samson, Jehu, Joshua, Gideon and Saul. But who would you consider the greatest?

**okamido** · February 4th, 2010, 05:36 PM

I have to go with Gideon on this one.

Dr Realism · February 4th, 2010, 06:12 PM

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.

**Salah** · February 4th, 2010, 06:24 PM

I vote David, not only for his feats in his early years, but for the successful wars he fought throughout his reign.

**Salah** · February 4th, 2010, 06:25 PM

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...

**NewModelSoldier** · February 4th, 2010, 07:03 PM

Jehu is pretty sweet...I love the smell of sanctified regicide in the morning!

sylla1 · February 4th, 2010, 07:07 PM

Alexander Magnus appears in 1 Maccabees (canonical for some Christian denominations).

**Kirialax** · February 4th, 2010, 08:16 PM

I really like Ehud. Not everyone gets to lose their dagger because it gets stuck in a corpulent king's belly.

**Salah** · February 5th, 2010, 04:31 AM

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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

**plutoboyz** · February 5th, 2010, 04:34 AM

Dawud.