And he would add, "How I wish I were a judge! Then anyone who had a dispute or a claim could come to me, and I would give him justice."

King Ahab answered, "Tell King Benhadad that a real soldier does his bragging after a battle, not before it."

The wicked are proud of their evil desires; the greedy curse and reject the LORD.

and speak evil of one another; they are hateful to God, insolent, proud, and boastful; they think of more ways to do evil; they disobey their parents;

they have no conscience; they do not keep their promises, and they show no kindness or pity for others.

Abner said to Joab, "Let's have some of the young men from each side fight an armed contest." "All right," Joab answered.

Each man caught his opponent by the head and plunged his sword into his opponent's side, so that all twenty-four of them fell down dead together. And so that place in Gibeon is called "Field of Swords."

Then Amaziah sent messengers to King Jehoash of Israel, challenging him to fight.

I will make a bargain with you in the name of the emperor. I will give you two thousand horses if you can find that many men to ride them!

I will make a bargain with you in the name of the emperor. I will give you two thousand horses if you can find that many riders.

You are no match for even the lowest ranking Assyrian official, and yet you expect the Egyptians to send you chariots and horsemen.