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Hebrews 11:33

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 33 Through faith they defeated kingdoms,+ brought about righteousness, obtained promises,+ stopped the mouths of lions,+

Hebrews 11:33

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 33 οἳ who διὰ through πίστεως faith κατηγωνίσαντο downed in struggle βασιλείας, kingdoms, ἠργάσαντο they worked δικαιοσύνην, righteousness, ἐπέτυχον they obtained ἐπαγγελιῶν, of promises, ἔφραξαν they fenced in στόματα mouths λεόντων, of lions,

Hebrews 11:33

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 33 who through faith defeated kingdoms in conflict,+ effected righteousness,+ obtained promises,+ stopped the mouths of lions,+

Hebrews 11:33

The Bible in Living English
- 33 who through faith put down kingdoms, did service to the right, won promises, stopped lions’ mouths,

Hebrews 11:33

American Standard Version
- 33 who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

Hebrews 11:33

The Emphasized Bible
- 33 Who through faith—Prevailed in contest over kingdoms, Wrought righteousness, Attained unto promises, Shut the mouths of lions,

Hebrews 11:33

King James Version
- 33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

Hebrews

Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
- 11:33 w74 278; g71 10/22 28; w65 105; g62 8/8 8; w61 293; ns 164; w60 590; w57 759

Hebrews Study Notes—Chapter 11

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 11:33
  
  Through faith they: After discussing in detail some faithful individuals from the time prior to the conquest of Canaan, Paul here shifts to a sweeping survey of the “great cloud of witnesses” and the ways in which they showed their faith over the centuries.—Heb 12:1 and study notes.
  
  they defeated kingdoms: One example is Judge Gideon, who with only 300 men defeated an army of 135,000 Midianites. (Jg 7:15-22; 8:10) By means of Judge Barak, together with the prophetess Deborah, “God subdued Jabin the king of Canaan” and his military chief Sisera, even though their army “had 900 war chariots with iron scythes.” (Jg 4:3, 10, 12-16, 23) Judge Samson was, in effect, a one-man army; yet, he fought successfully against the Philistines. (Jg 14:4; 15:8, 14-16, 20; 16:28-30) Judge Jephthah defeated the Ammonites who had oppressed Israel for 18 years. (Jg 10:8; 11:4-6, 11, 29, 32, 33) King David subdued the Philistines, the Moabites, the Syrians, the Edomites, and others.—2Sa 8:1-14.
  
  brought about righteousness: This phrase aptly describes faithful leaders of Israel, who restored pure worship and helped the people to follow God’s righteous standards. (Jg 2:11-18; 2Sa 8:15; 1Ki 10:9; 2Ch 29:4; Ne 10:28, 29) The prophet Samuel, for example, helped to bring about what was good and right in God’s eyes. (1Sa 12:2-5) He was not afraid to give strong counsel when needed, even to the king.—1Sa 12:20-25; 15:16-29.
  
  obtained promises: In addition to Abraham, Joshua, and others, King David was one of those who “obtained promises.” (Ge 21:1, 2; Jos 1:3; 21:45; Jg 6:36; 7:7; 13:5) Jehovah made a covenant with David for a kingdom, promising him: “Your throne will be firmly established forever.”—2Sa 7:11-16.
  
  stopped the mouths of lions: Judge Samson and young David each killed a lion. (Jg 14:5, 6; 1Sa 17:34-36) When Daniel was thrown into a lions’ pit for keeping his integrity, Jehovah preserved him.—Da 6:16, 22, 23; see also 2Sa 23:20.