Lion of War Series by Cliff Graham

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the thrilling story of the men who fought with King David in his most desperate hours and established the throne he was destined to fill.

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A brotherhood of outcasts. A kingdom on the brink of collapse. A mercenary with nothing left to lose. This newly expanded edition introduces key characters from the broader Lion of War series and anchors the spiritual heartbeat of what it means to fight for your King, even when the world burns around you. Day of War launches a five-part epic that blends grit, action, rich biblical insight, and masculine virtue.

In ancient Israel, at the crossroads of the great trading routes, a mercenary named Benaiah is searching for a new beginning. He has joined a band of outcasts led by a warlord named David, who follows the mysterious Hebrew God. Their ranks are filled with bitter, reckless men - some bound by loyalty to David, others lured by the spoils of conquest. To the desperate Israelites on the frontier they secretly protect, they are known as “mighty men.” Saul, king of the Israelites, spirals deeper into madness. As he marches north against the relentless Philistine empire, the Hebrew tribes have never been more disheartened - or more in need of deliverance. Across thirteen harrowing days, from snowy mountain passes to blood-soaked battlefields, Benaiah and his fellow warriors must summon all the courage they have to reclaim their homeland and forge a future for their people.

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After years of crippling civil war, the northern tribes ask David, king of Judah, to make a covenant of protection with them. But near the Great Sea, the Philistine empire has raised a massive army to strike while Israel is divided and weak. David's army is scattered, drought is ravaging the land, and whispers of betrayal haunt David’s own camp. Eleazar son of Dodai has been a loyal follower of David for years, and has shed much blood in the protection of their people. Though he wishes to live quietly with his wife and children, their fledgling kingdom may be destroyed in a matter of days. In the sun-scorched valleys and dark forests of the hill country, the fate of a nation will rest on the power of their God and the courage of a band of warriors known as the Mighty Men.

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"These books and Cliff have massively influenced my life in a positive way in pushing and encouraging me to move from a really passive, weak and bad version of a Christian man to walking in more boldness and discipline and choosing to be a Godly man and to resist the ways of the world."
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A weary nation seeks a capital. A city believed to be impossible to capture. A quiet man called upon to be an example of righteousness and courage to his fellow warriors. This newly expanded edition of Song of War is about the epic siege of a forbidding fortress, and the importance of worship in the life of the man of God, whether in the small moments of daily life, or when the fate of a nation is at stake.

The city of the Jebusites is thought to be impossible to capture. But for David and his fledgling kingdom, there is no choice: it must be captured. Meanwhile, the Philistines are as powerful as ever, and their threat is always looming. For generations they have tormented the people of Israel, and David knows they must be vanquished if his nation is to ever live in peace. Shammah, one of The Three, is a quiet man. Faithful to his God and loyal to his king. But as a once-in-a-lifetime storm batters the land of Israel, he will face his greatest test. From the thunder of chariot clashes to an attack on a terrifying fortress, the Mighty Men must risk everything against enemies who will not yield. If they are victorious, a new life will begin. If they fail, all is lost.

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A kingdom at the height of its glory begins to rot from within. A loyal warrior is caught in the shadow of a king’s secret sin. The greatest danger to Israel does not rise from a foreign army, but from the heart of the man on the throne. Fires of War is about the most tragic turning point in David’s reign: the fall of a great king into lust, treachery, and bloodshed, and the devastating cost that sin brings upon warriors, households, and a kingdom under Yahweh. It is a story of loyalty, grief, suspicion, judgment, and the terrible fire that begins when a ruler stops keeping watch over his own soul.

THE GREATEST THREAT WILL COME FROM WITHIN c. 980 B.C. The Ammonite capital of Rabbah stands defiant, the symbol of a nation determined to break Israel’s rise. Months under siege by David’s armies have ground the people down, but they fight on with desperate resolve. David’s kingdom is stronger than ever before, yet under the surface, fractures are spreading. Political maneuvering coils through the palace, and old rivalries flare among the commanders. The Gibborim are forced to divide their strength. Those with Josheb-basshebeth, the Chief of the Three, struggle to complete the capture of Rabbah, while those with Benaiah in Jerusalem keep a watchful eye on David, who has begun to behave in troubling ways. Caught in the middle is Uriah the Hittite, a brave and loyal fighter who will go wherever he is sent to best serve his king, unaware that a hidden hand moves against him from far beyond the battlefield.

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Army veteran Graham draws from deep research to write about the fascinating and under-documented stories of the biblical "Mighty Men" of King David.
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