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But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.

And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:

She defended him from his enemies, and kept him safe from those that lay in wait, and in a sore conflict she gave him the victory; that he might know that goodness is stronger than all.

Wherethrough all the people went that were defended with thy hand, seeing thy marvellous strange wonders.

Woe unto him that is fainthearted! for he believeth not; therefore shall he not be defended.

Well is he that is defended through the venom thereof; who hath not drawn the yoke thereof, nor hath been bound in her bands.

So Alexander fled into Arabia there to be defended; but king Ptolemee was exalted:

And after he had put to flight and destroyed them, Judas removed the host toward Ephron, a strong city, wherein Lysias abode, and a great multitude of divers nations, and the strong young men kept the walls, and defended them mightily: wherein also was great provision of engines and darts.

No city besieged with many and cunning engines ever defended itself so well as did that holy man when his sacred soul was attacked with scourge and rack and flame, and he moved them who were laying siege to his soul through his Reason that was the shield of sanctity.

For even as towers on harbour-moles repulse the assaults of the waves and offer a calm entrance to those entering the haven, so the seven-towered right Reason of the youths defended the haven of righteousness and repulsed the tempestuousness of the passions.