and bring these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how your brothers are doing, and bring back news.”
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and bring these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how your brothers are doing, and bring back news.”
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And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
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And bring these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and to thy brethren shalt thou bring greetings, and take their pledge;
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Passages linked to 1 Samuel 17:18 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 37:14 He said to him, “Go now, see whether it is well with your brothers, and well with the flock; and bring me word again.” So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
- 1 Samuel 16:20 Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, and a container of wine, and a young goat, and sent them by David his son to Saul.
- 2 Samuel 17:29 honey, butter, sheep, and cheese of the herd, for David, and for the people who were with him, to eat; for they said, “The people are hungry, weary, and thirsty in the wilderness.”
- Job 10:10 Haven’t you poured me out like milk, and curdled me like cheese?
- Acts 15:36 After some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s return now and visit our brothers in every city in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”
- 1 Thessalonians 3:5-6 For this cause I also, when I couldn’t stand it any longer, sent that I might know your faith, for fear that by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor would have been in vain. But when Timothy came just now to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see you,
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain If they have laid anything to gage for their…
If they have laid anything to gage for their necessity, redeem it out.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Sa 17:18 And carry these ten cheeses unto the…
1Sa 17:18 And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of [their] thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
Ver. 18. Look how thy brethren fare.] Great is a parent’s care.
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“ Omnis in Ascanio churi stat cura parentis. ”
And take their pledge.] Redeem what they have pawned, and bring me commendations from them.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Unto the captain of their thousand; in whose power…
Unto the captain of their thousand; in whose power it was in a great measure, either to preserve them, or to expose them to utmost hazards.
Take their pledge, i.e. bring me some token of their welfare from them.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of…
And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand,.... Their chiliarch or colonel, who had the command of 1000 men, and under whom Jesse's sons fought; Jarchi thinks this was Jonathan, who had 1000 men with him at Gibeah, and so now, Sa1 13:2, these cheeses were sent by Jesse to the captain, to be distributed among his men, or a present to himself, that he might use his sons well who were under his command:
and look how thy brethren fare; whether in good health, in good spirits, and in safety:
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and take their pledge; that is, if they had been obliged for want of money to pawn any of their clothes, or what they had with them to buy food with, that he would redeem and take up the pledge, by paying the money for which they were pawned; for it is thought that soldiers at this time were not maintained at the expense of the king and government, but at their own, and the families to which they belonged: though some are of opinion that this was some token which they had sent by a messenger to their father, by which he might know he came from them, so Ben Gersom; and which David was now to take with him, and return it; or a token that he was to bring from them, whereby he might be assured of their welfare; and so the Targum, "and bring their goodness", a token of their being in good health. The Jews (z) understand it of bills of divorce to be given to their wives, that if they should die in battle, or be taken captive, that their wives might marry after three years.
(z) Hieron. Trad. Heb. in lib. Reg. fol. 76. D.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Pledge - That is, bring me some token of…
Pledge - That is, bring me some token of their welfare.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 18. Carry these ten cheeses] Cheeses of milk,…
Verse 18. Carry these ten cheeses] Cheeses of milk, says the margin. In the East they do not make what we call cheese: they press the milk but slightly, and carry it in rush baskets. It is highly salted, and little different from curds.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Take their pledge - i. e., bring back what…
Take their pledge - i. e., bring back what they have to say in return.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Cheeses. Hebrew, "of milk." Septuagint, "pieces of soft cheese:"…
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 made prisoners for three years, the latter may be allowed to marry. (Trad. Heb.[Hebrew tradition?]) (Calmet)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain carry these ten cheeses to the captain--to enlist his…
carry these ten cheeses to the captain--to enlist his kind attention. Oriental cheeses are very small; and although they are frequently made of so soft a consistence as to resemble curds, those which David carried seem to have been fully formed, pressed, and sufficiently dried to admit of their being carried.
take their pledge--Tokens of the soldiers' health and safety were sent home in the convenient form of a lock of their hair, or piece of their nail, or such like.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 18. Cheeses — Literally, cuttings of the milk. That…
18. Cheeses — Literally, cuttings of the milk. That is, say some, slices of curdled milk. Cheese is not common at the present day among the Bedouin Arabs, but there is in use among them a substance, consisting of coagulated buttermilk, which is dried until it becomes quite hard, and is then ground.
Their pledge — A token from them that they are alive and well.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 18. look how thy brethren fare] Visit thy brethren…
18. look how thy brethren fare] Visit thy brethren and enquire after their welfare. Cp. Gen_37:14.
take their pledge] Bring home some token from them that they are well: the equivalent of a letter.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (18) Look how thy brethren fare.—The same learned commentator…
(18) Look how thy brethren fare.—The same learned commentator (Wordsworth), following out this curious line of Patristic interpretation, remarks on these words: “David is sent by his father to his brethren from Bethlehem. So the Divine David, Jesus Christ, who was born at Bethlehem, was sent to His brethren by his Heavenly Father.” He completes the analogy between David and Christ by pointing out how David was ill-received by his brethren, though he came at his father’s bidding to show them an act of kindness; so Christ, when sent by His Father from heaven on an embassy of love, was ill-received by His own brethren, the Jews. “He came unto His own, and His own received Him not” (Joh_1:11).
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