Yosua 10:8

10:8 The Lord told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid of them, for I am handing them over to you. ¹  Not one of them can resist you.” ² 

Yosua 10:2

10:2 All Jerusalem was terrified ³  because Gibeon was a large city, like one of the royal cities. It was larger than Ai and all its men were warriors.

1 Raja-raja 19:6

19:6 He looked and right there by his head was a cake baking on hot coals and a jug of water. He ate and drank and then slept some more. ⁴ 

Yesaya 7:4

7:4 Tell him, ‘Make sure you stay calm! ⁵  Don’t be afraid! Don’t be intimidated ⁶  by these two stubs of smoking logs, ⁷  or by the raging anger of Rezin, Syria, and the son of Remaliah.

[10:8]  ¹ tn Heb “I have given them into your hand.” The verbal form is a perfect of certitude, emphasizing the certainty of the action.

[10:8]  ² tn Heb “and not a man [or “one”] of them will stand before you.”

[10:2]  ³ tn This statement is subordinated to v. 1 in the Hebrew text, which reads literally, “When Adoni-Zedek…they feared greatly.” The subject of the plural verb at the beginning of v. 2 is probably the residents of Jerusalem.

[19:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “and again lay down”

[7:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “guard yourself and be quiet,” but the two verbs should be coordinated.

[7:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “and let not your heart be weak”; ASV “neither let thy heart be faint.”

[7:4]  ⁷ sn The derogatory metaphor indicates that the power of Rezin and Pekah is ready to die out.