Holy Scripture

1 Chronicles 12:38

A church father on this verse
“"O Lord, deliver me from lying lip, from treacherous tongue": not from another's tongue but from my own. Another's tongue does not injure me; my own is my enemy. Deliver me; deliver me from my own tongue. My tongue is a sword, and it is slaying my soul. I think that I am harming my enemy; I do not realize that I am ki…”
Jerome, 5th c. — HOMILIES ON THE PSALMS 41 (PS 119[120])

Source: Septuagint

Original

38And from the country beyond Jordan, from Reuben, and the Gadites, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh, a hundred and twenty thousand, with all weapons of war.

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In context

36And of the Danites men ready for war twenty-eight thousand and eight hundred.

37And of Asher, they that went out to give aid in war, forty thousand.

— 1 Chronicles 12:38 —

39All these were men of war, setting the army in battle array, with a peaceful mind toward him, and they came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel: and the rest of Israel were of one mind to make David king.

40And they were there three days eating and drinking, for their brethren had made preparations.

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