Lion
27 references
- King of beasts Mic. 5:8
- Fierceness of Job 4:10; 28:8; Ps. 7:2; Prov. 22:13; Jer. 2:15; 49:19; 50:44; Hos. 13:8
- The roaring of Ps. 22:13; Prov. 20:2
- Strength of Prov. 30:30; Isa. 38:13; Joel 1:6
- Instincts of, in taking prey Ps. 10:9; 17:12; Lam. 3:10; Amos 3:4; Nah. 2:12
- Lair of, in the jungles Jer. 4:7; 25:38
- The bases in the temple ornamented by mouldings of 1 Kgs. 7:29,36
- Twelve statues of, on the stairs leading to Solomon's throne 1 Kgs. 10:19,20
- Samson's riddle concerning Judg. 14:14,18
- Proverb of Eccl. 9:4
- Parable of Ezek. 19:1-9
- Kept in captivity DAN 6
- Sent as judgment upon the Samaritans 2 Kgs. 17:25,26
- Killed by
- Samson Judg. 14:5-9
- David 1 Sam. 17:34,36
- Benaiah 2 Sam. 23:20
- Saints Heb. 11:33
- Disobedient prophet killed by 1 Kgs. 13:24-28
- An unnamed person killed by 1 Kgs. 20:36
- Used for the torture of criminals Dan. 6:16-24; 7:12; 2 Tim. 4:17
- FIGURATIVE
- Of a ruler's anger Prov. 19:12; Jer. 5:6; 50:17; Hos. 5:14
- Of Satan 1 Pet. 5:8
- Of divine judgments Isa. 15:9
- SYMBOLICAL Gen. 49:9; Isa. 29:1
- Margin) Ezek. 1:10; 10:14; Dan. 7:4; Rev. 4:7; 5:5; 9:8,17; 13:2
From Nave's Topical Bible (1896). Public domain.