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1 Samuel 25:13

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Samuel 25:13 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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 baggage.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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 baggage.
1 Samuel 25:13 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Samuel 25

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
10And Nabal answered David`s servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there are many servants now-a-days that break away every man from his master.
11Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men of whom I know not whence they are?
12So David`s young men turned on their way, and went back, and came and told him according to all these words.
13And 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 baggage.
14But 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 railed at them.
15But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we anything, as long as we went with them, when we were in the fields:
16they were a wall unto us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And David said unto his men, etc.] Provoked to the last degree to have such a rude churlish answer returned to such a civil and humble message as he had sent: gird you on every man his sword; and prepare to march and chastise Nabal for his insolence: and they girded on every man his sword; in obedience to David, and in vindication of his honour and their own: and David also girded on his sword; in order to march at the head of them, fired with indignation at the affront given him: and there went up after David about four hundred men; out of the six hundred he had with him, (<092313>1 Samuel 23:13); and two hundred abode by the stuff; the baggage in their camp; the Targum is, they “were left…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“two hundred abode by the stuff--This addition to his followers was made after his return into Judah (see Sa1 22:2).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Gird ye: Jos 9:14; Pro 14:29, Pro 16:32, Pro 19:2, Pro 19:11, Pro 25:8; Jam 1:19, Jam 1:20 David also: Sa1 24:5, Sa1 24:6; Rom 12:19-21 two hundred: Sa1 30:9, Sa1 30:10, Sa1 30:21-24 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 25:14”
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