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Advancing from there, he dug another well, over which they did not contend. And so he called its name, ‘Latitude,’ saying, “Now the Lord has expanded us and caused us to increase across the land.” (Genesis 26, 22)
But those who held darts, provoked him, and they contend with him, and they envied him. (Genesis 49, 23)
For the Lord your God is in your midst, and he will contend against your enemies on your behalf, so that he may rescue you from peril.’ (Deuteronomy 20, 4)
so that afterward their sons might learn to contend with their enemies, and to have a willingness to do battle: (Judges 3, 2)
And the leaders of Gilead said to one another, “Whoever among us will be the first to begin to contend against the sons of Ammon, he shall be the leader of the people of Gilead.” (Judges 10, 18)
Instead, out of all the cities that were their lot, they convened at Gibeah, so that they might bring them assistance, and so that they might contend against the entire people of Israel. (Judges 20, 14)
And they rose up and went to the house of God, that is, to Shiloh. And they consulted God, and they said, “Who shall be, in our army, the first to contend against the sons of Benjamin?” And the Lord responded to them, “Let Judah be your leader.” (Judges 20, 18)
But first they also went up and wept before the Lord, even until night. And they consulted him and said, “Should I continue to go forth, so as to contend against the sons of Benjamin, my brothers, or not?” And he responded to them, “Ascend against them, and undertake the struggle.” (Judges 20, 23)
Now therefore, stand, so that I may contend in judgment against you before the Lord, about all the mercies of the Lord, which he has given to you and to your fathers: (1 Samuel 12, 7)
Then Rehoboam went to Jerusalem, and he called together the entire house of Judah and of Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand elect men of war, so that he might contend against Israel, and turn back his kingdom to himself. (2 Chronicles 11, 1)
If he chooses to contend with him, he is not able to respond to him once out of a thousand times. (Job 9, 3)
I do not want him to contend with me with much strength, nor to overwhelm me with the bulk of his greatness. (Job 23, 6)