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    Gunnar

    GUN-ar

    Meaning

    Bold warrior; Battle strong

    Norse/Scandinavian origin · Boy

    What it points to

    Gunnar yields the battle to God — not by sword or spear, the LORD saving, the bold warrior whose strength is in surrendering the fight to the Almighty.

    Verses · King James Version

    “Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.”

    2 Chronicles 20:15

    “And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD's.”

    1 Samuel 17:47

    Most used in the 2000s (US records)

    biblesundays.com · King James Version

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