Holy Scripture

1 Samuel 25:13

A church father on this verse
“Then David said to his men, Let each one gird on his sword, etc. The sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, can indeed be understood; with which the Mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus (Ephes. VI), was girded to vanquish the unbelievers, whenever he revealed the word of the Father to the world t…”
Bede, 8th c. — Commentary on Samuel

Source: Septuagint

Original

13And David said to his men, Gird on every man his sword. And they went up after David, about four hundred men: and two hundred abode with the stuff.

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In context

11And shall I take my bread, and my wine, and my beasts that I have slain for my shearers, and shall I give them to men of whom I know not whence they are?

12So the servants of David turned back, and returned, and came and reported to David according to these words.

— 1 Samuel 25:13 —

14And one of the servants reported to Abigail the wife of Nabal, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our lord; but he turned away from them.

15And the men were very good to us; they did not hinder us, neither did they demand from us anything all the days that we were with them.

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