1 Paralipomenon 12:2
Bending the bow, and using either hand in hurling stones with slings, and shooting arrows: of the brethren of Saul of Benjamin.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- tendentes arcum, et utraque manu fundis saxa jacientes, et dirigentes sagittas, de fratribus Saul ex Benjamin.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- καὶ τόξῳ ἐκ δεξιῶν καὶ ἐξ ἀριστερῶν, καὶ σφενδονῆται ἐν λίθοις καὶ τόξοις, ἐν τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς Σαοὺλ ἐκ Βενιαμείν·
- Hebrew (WLC)
- נֹ֣שְׁקֵי קֶ֗שֶׁת מַיְמִינִ֤ים וּמַשְׂמִאלִים֙ בָּֽאֲבָנִ֔ים וּבַחִצִּ֖ים בַּקָּ֑שֶׁת מֵאֲחֵ֥י שָׁא֖וּל מִבִּנְיָמִֽן
Haydock's commentary
Hand, like Aod, Judges iii. 15. (Menochius)
Brethren, of the same tribe. The opinion which they entertained of David, must have been very great, to make them expose themselves to such dangers. In adversity, true friendship and virtue shine the most. (Calmet)
The hand of providence is here conspicuous. (Tirinus)
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.
The Fathers on this verse
St Gregory the Great Register of the Epistles of St. Gregory the Great, To Anastasius, Bishop
Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to men of good will ( Luke ii. 14 ), because that great river which once had left the rocks of Antioch dry has returned at length to its proper channel, and waters the subject valleys that are near, so as also to bring forth fruit, some thirty-fold, some sixty-fold, and some an hundred-fold. For now there is no doubt that many flowers of souls are growing up in its valleys, and that they will come even to ripe fruit through the streams of your tongue. Wherefore with voice of heart and mouth from our inmost soul we render due praise to Almighty God , and rejoice in your Blessedness, not with you only, but with all who are subject to you. I have received the letters of your Holiness, to me most sweet and pleasant, while we ourselves, if I may so speak, are sweating under the same toil with you. …