So he answered me, ‘This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: “Not by strength or by might, but by my Spirit,” says the Lord of Armies.
1 Samuel 13:22 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So on the day of battle not a sword or spear could be found in the hand of any of the troops who were with Saul and Jonathan; only Saul and his son Jonathan had weapons. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So on the day of battle neither sword nor spear was found in the hand of any of the men who were with Saul and Jonathan; but Saul and Jonathan his son had them. American Standard Version (1901) So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found. Common English Bible So on the day of the battle, no swords or spears were to be found in the possession of any of the troops with Saul and Jonathan, but Saul and his son Jonathan had them. Catholic Public Domain Version And when the day of battle had arrived, there was found neither sword nor spear in the hand of the entire people who were with Saul and Jonathan, except for Saul and his son Jonathan. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when the day of battle was come, there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan, except Saul and Jonathan his son. |
So he answered me, ‘This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: “Not by strength or by might, but by my Spirit,” says the Lord of Armies.
Now we have this treasure in clay jars, so that this extraordinary power may be from God and not from us.
Israel chose new gods, then there was war in the city gates. Not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in Israel.
The price was two-thirds of a shekel for ploughs and mattocks, and one-third of a shekel for pitchforks and axes, and for putting a point on a cattle prod.
and this whole assembly will know that it is not by sword or by spear that the Lord saves, for the battle is the Lord’s. He will hand you over to us.’
David defeated the Philistine with a sling and a stone. David overpowered the Philistine and killed him without having a sword.