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1 Samuel 4:9

1 Samuel 4:9
Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines,.... Since this was all they had to depend upon, their manly…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

Be strong, etc. - This was the address to the whole army, and very forcible it was. "If ye do not fight, and acquit…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 4:1-9

The first words of this paragraph, which relate to Samuel, that his word came to all Israel, seem not to have any…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

quit yourselves i.e. behave. Cp. 1Co 16:13. "To quit oneself" = "to acquit oneself," to release oneself from obligation…