disdained

1 Kings 20:18
"If they have marched out in peace, " he said, "take them alive. Or if they have marched out for war, take them alive."

2 Kings 18:23, 24
Now, therefore, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses--if you can put riders on them! . . .

Nehemiah 4:2-4
before his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, "What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?" . . .

Psalm 123:4
We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.

a youth

1 Samuel 17:33
But Saul replied, "You cannot go out against this Philistine to fight him. You are just a boy, and he has been a warrior from his youth."

1 Samuel 16:12
So Jesse sent for his youngest son and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, "Rise and anoint him, for he is the one."