Holy Scripture
1 Samuel 14:9
A church father on this verse
“On the contrary, sinners eagerly desire to cross over to the teachers when they are plunged into such profound blindness that they strive to convert even the preachers themselves to the example of imitating their own depravity. For they are prone to evil, impenitent in heart, and they do not shrink from staining other…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
9If they should say thus to us, Stand aloof there until we shall send you word; then we will stand still by ourselves, and will not go up against them.
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In context
7And his armor bearer said to him, Do all that thy heart inclines toward: behold, I am with thee, my heart is as thy heart.
8And Jonathan said, Behold, we will go over to the men, and will come down suddenly upon them.
— 1 Samuel 14:9 —
10But if they should say thus to us, Come up to us; then will we go up, for the Lord has delivered them into our hands; this shall be a sign to us.
11And they both went in to Messab of the Philistines; and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of their caves, where they had hidden themselves.