With staves, i.e. with a staff; the plural number for the singular; as Genesis 21:7, Genesis 46:7. The Philistine cursed David; he prayed that his god Dagon, and Ashtaroth, &c., would destroy him.
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1 Samuel 17:43
43 And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.