And if: This is well illustrated by the fable of the dying father, who, to shew his sons the advantages of union, gave them a bundle of twigs, which could not be broken when bound together, but were easily snapped asunder one by one.
and a: 2Sa 23:9, 2Sa 23:16, 2Sa 23:18-19, 2Sa 23:23; Dan 3:16-17; Eph 4:3