The King's Brave Warriors
"Courage is not the absence of fear, it is walking in spite of fear." (Mark Twain) "These are the leaders of David’s mighty warriors. Together with all Israel, they decided to make David their king, just as the Lord had promised concerning Israel.... ... The Israelite army fled, but Eleazar and David held their ground in the middle of the field and beat back the Philistines. So the Lord saved them by giving them a great victory ... They were expert with both shield and spear, as fierce as lions and as swift as deer on the mountains .. they were all brave and able warriors who became commanders in his army. Day after day more men joined David until he had a great army, like the army of God " (1 Chronicles 11 and 12) When I read chapters 11 and 12 of First Chronicles, I felt great admiration for the brave warriors who had the honor of being mentioned in the Bible. I thought that I would never be like them, they risked their lives until death, they...