Ecclesiasticus 47:2
And as the fat taken away from the flesh, so was David chosen from among the children of Israel.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Et quasi adeps separatus a carne, sic David a filiis Israël.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- Verse numbering differs here, so nothing is shown rather than the wrong verse.
Haydock's commentary
Flesh. Greek, "peace-offering." The fat was deemed most delicate.
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.