Grab your small shield and large shield, and rise up to help me!

Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; protect it, because it is your life.

and see what the land is like, and whether the people who live in it are strong or weak, few or many,

David said to the messenger, “Tell Joab, ‘Don’t let this thing upset you. There is no way to anticipate whom the sword will cut down. Press the battle against the city and conquer it.’ Encourage him with these words.”