George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 17:13
Battle. In these wars, all attended as much as possible, chap. xvi. 10. read more
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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 17:15
Bethlehem, the king being relieved from his malady. "The greatest men formerly kept sheep." Ex antiquis illustrissimus quisque pastor erat. (Varro ii. 1.) In this profession, David found many opportunities of signalizing his courage against wild beasts. (Calmet) read more
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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 17:17
Loaves. The soldiers at that time, and perhaps always among the Hebrews, lived at their own expense, as the tribute which was paid to the king was not sufficient to support large armies, ver. 25. (Calmet) --- St. Paul insinuates, however, that soldiers were paid, 1 Corinthians ix. 7. (Haydock) read more
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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 17:18
Cheeses. Hebrew, "of milk." Septuagint, "pieces of soft cheese:" erts is no where else used to denote cheese. This was a present (Calmet) for (Hebrew) "the Chiliarch." --- Placed, who is their immediate officer. (Haydock) --- Hebrew, "how they are mixed:" their company. Septuagint, &c., "what they stand in need of." Symmachus, "Thou shalt receive their pay." Syriac and Arabic, "what news." Others would translate, "their pledge," or bill of divorce to their wives, that, in case they be... read more
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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 17:19
Fighting, or ready to engage. (Haydock) read more
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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 17:20
Magala signifies, "the circle, or chariots." The Arabs still place their waggons and baggage round the camp, or in a circle. (Calmet) --- It may also be a proper name. (Menochius) read more
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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 17:22
Brethren. This inquiry seems rather unseasonable, when all were shouting for battle. (Kennicott) read more
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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 17:23
CHAPTER XVII. Up, or proceeding into the vale. (Menochius) --- Camp. Hebrew, "ranks, or armies." read more
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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 17:24
Exceedingly, though they had now heard him twice a-day for so long a time, (Kennicott) and came purposely to engage him and all the Philistine army. Perhaps he proceeded farther than usual. (Haydock) read more
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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 17:12
Now, &c., to ver. 32. And when, is omitted in the Vatican Septuagint, which begins the latter verse thus, "And David said," as the Alexandrian copy does now the 12th, which leads Kennicott to suspect that the intermediate verses are an interpolation, formerly unknown to the Greek version. Houbigant includes these verses between crotchets, "that it may be understood that these are not of the same author as the rest, and that the sacred writer may not be accused of making useless... read more