Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 17:47

47 Yòu shǐ zhè zhòngrén zhīdào Yēhéhuá shǐ rén déshèng , bú shì yòng dāo yòng qiāng , yīnwei zhēng zhàn de shēng baì quán zaìhu Yēhéhuá . tā bìjiāng nǐmen jiāo zaì wǒmen shǒu lǐ .

Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 17:47 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 17:47

And all this assembly shall know
The congregation of Israel, and church of the living God, great part of which were now gathered together, and were spectators of this wonderful event:

that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear;
that is, by outward means and instruments, by arms and armed men; he does not save by them only, or by them always; he can save as well without them as with them:

for the battle [is] the Lord's;
it is under his direction; the issue and event of it depend on his will, and are owing to him; or, as the Targum,

``from the Lord is the victory of wars,''

it is he that gives it to whom he pleases:

and he will give you into our hands;
not only this Philistine into the hands of David, but the army of them into the hands of the Israelites; David knew, and was assured of this by the Lord, and it was on this he relied, and was what animated him to engage with this champion in the manner he did.

Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 17:47 In-Context

45 Dàwèi duì Fēilìshì rén shuō , nǐ lái gōngjī wǒ , shì kào zhe dāo qiāng hé tóng jǐ . wǒ lái gōngjī nǐ , shì kào zhe wàn jūn zhī Yēhéhuá de míng , jiù shì nǐ suǒ nù mà daìlǐng Yǐsèliè jūnduì de shén .

46 Jīnrì Yēhéhuá bìjiāng nǐ jiāo zaì wǒ shǒu lǐ . wǒ bì shā nǐ , zhǎn nǐde tóu , yòu jiāng Fēilìshì jūn bīng de shī shǒu gĕi kōng zhong de fēiniǎo , dì shàng de yĕshòu chī , shǐ pǔ tiān xià de rén dōu zhīdào Yǐsèliè zhōng yǒu shén .

47 Yòu shǐ zhè zhòngrén zhīdào Yēhéhuá shǐ rén déshèng , bú shì yòng dāo yòng qiāng , yīnwei zhēng zhàn de shēng baì quán zaìhu Yēhéhuá . tā bìjiāng nǐmen jiāo zaì wǒmen shǒu lǐ .

48 Fēilìshì rén qǐshēn , yíng zhe Dàwèi qián lái . Dàwèi jímáng yíng zhe Fēilìshì rén , wǎng zhàn cháng paó qù .

49 Dàwèi yòng shǒu cóng náng zhōng tāo chū yī kuaì shí zǐ lái , yòng jī xián shuǎi qù , dá zhōng Fēilìshì rén de é , shí zǐ jìnrù é neì , tā jiù pú dǎo , miàn fú yú dì .