Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.

Bible References

Staff

Judges 3:31
And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck of the Philistines six hundred men with an oxgoad: and he also saved Israel.
Judges 7:16
He divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put into the hands of all of them trumpets, and empty pitchers, with torches within the pitchers.
Judges 15:15
And he found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, and reached down and took it, and struck a thousand men with it.
Judges 20:16
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men left-handed; everyone could sling stones at a hair and not miss.
1 Corinthians 1:27
But God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise. And God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong.

Brook

Matthew 10:10
Take no bag for your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food.