2 Samuel 5:25 And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until you come to Gazer. Procrastination is reckoned among the most venial of our faults, and sits so lightly on our minds that we scarcely apologise for it. But who can assure us that had not the assistance we had resolved to give to one friend in distress, or the advice to another under temptation to-day been delayed, and from mere sloth and indolence put off till to-morrow, it might not have preserved the fortune of the one, or saved the soul of the other? It is not enough that we perform duties; we must perform them at the right time. We must do the duty of every day in its own season. Every day has its own imperious duties; we must not depend upon to-day for fulfilling those Which we neglected yesterday, for to-day might not have been granted to us. Tomorrow will be equally peremptory in its demands, and the succeeding day, if we live to see it, will be ready with its proper duties. (Hannah More.) Parallel Verses KJV: And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.WEB: David did so, as Yahweh commanded him, and struck the Philistines from Geba until you come to Gezer. |
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