1 Samuel 25:13
And David says to his men, “Each gird on his sword”; and they each gird on his sword, and David also girds on his sword, and about four hundred men go up after David, and two hundred have remained by the vessels.
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Joshua 9:14And the men take of their provision, and have not asked the mouth of YHWH;
1 Samuel 23:13And David rises—and his men—about six hundred men, and they go out from Keilah, and go up and down where they go up and down; and it has been declared to Saul that David has escaped from Keilah, and he ceases to go out.
1 Samuel 27:2And David rises, and passes over, he and six hundred men who [are] with him, to Achish son of Maoch king of Gath;
1 Samuel 30:21And David comes to the two hundred men who were too faint to go after David, and whom they cause to abide at the Brook of Besor, and they go out to meet David, and to meet the people who [are] with him, and David approaches the people, and asks of them of welfare.
Proverbs 16:32Better [is] the [one] slow to anger than the mighty, || And the ruler over his spirit than he who is taking a city.
Proverbs 19:11The wisdom of a man has deferred his anger, || And his glory [is] to pass over transgression.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 25:13-18
Abigail Wise Resolution. ( b. c. 1057.) 12 So David's young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings. 13 And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff. 14 But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he… Read the whole commentary →