Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 27

1 Dàwèi xīnli shuō , bì yǒu yī rì wǒ sǐ zaì Sǎoluó shǒu lǐ , bù rú taó bēn Fēilìshì dì qù . Sǎoluó jiàn wǒ bú zaì Yǐsèliè de jìng neì , jiù bì jué wàng , bú zaì xún suǒ wǒ . zhèyàng wǒ kĕyǐ tuōlí tāde shǒu .

2 Yúshì Dàwèi qǐshēn , hé gēnsuí tāde liù bǎi rén tóu bēn Jiātè wáng mǎ é de érzi yà jí qù le .

3 Dàwèi hé tāde liǎng gè qī , jiù shì yé sī liè rén yà xī nuǎnhuo zuò guō ná bā qī de Jiāmì rén yà bǐ gāi , bìng gēnsuí tāde rén , lián gèrén de juànshǔ , dōu zhù zaì Jiātè de yà jí nàli .

4 Yǒu rén gàosu Sǎoluó shuō , Dàwèi taó dào Jiātè . Sǎoluó jiù bú zaì xún suǒ tā le .

5 Dàwèi duì yà jí shuō , wǒ ruò zaì nǐ yǎnqián méng ēn , qiú nǐ zaì jīng waì de chéngyì zhōng cì wǒ yī gè dìfang jūzhù . púrén hébì yǔ wáng tóng zhù jīng dōu ne .

6 Dāng rì yà jí jiāng xǐ gé lā cìgĕi tā , yīncǐ xǐ gé lā shǔ Yóudà wáng , zhídào jīnrì .

7 Dàwèi zaì Fēilìshì dì zhù le yī nián líng sì gè yuè .

8 Dàwèi hé gēnsuí tāde rén shàng qù , qīn duó Jīshùrén , jī sè rén , Yàmǎlì rén zhī dì . zhè jǐ zú lì lái zhù zaì nà dì , cóng Shūĕr zhídào Āijí .

9 Dàwèi jī shā nà dì de rén , wúlùn nánnǚ dōu méiyǒu liú xià yī gè , yòu duó huò niú , yáng , luòtuo , lü , bìng yīfu , huí lái jiàn yà jí .

10 Yà jí shuō , nǐmen jīnrì qīn duó le shénme dìfang ne . Dàwèi shuō , qīn duó le Yóudà de nánfāng , Yēlā miè de nánfāng , jī ní de nánfāng .

11 Wúlùn nánnǚ , Dàwèi méiyǒu liú xià yī gè daì dào Jiātè lái . tā shuō , kǒngpà tāmen jiāng wǒmen de shì gàosu rén , shuō Dàwèi zhù zaì Fēilìshì dì de shíhou chángcháng zhèyàng xíng .

12 Yà jí xìn le Dàwèi , xīnli shuō , Dàwèi shǐ bĕn zú Yǐsèliè rén zēngwù tā , suǒyǐ tā bì yǒngyuǎn zuò wǒde púrén le .

Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 27 Commentary

Chapter 27

David retires to Gath. (1-7) David deceives Achish. (8-12)

Verses 1-7 Unbelief is a sin that easily besets even good men, when without are fightings, and within are fears; and it is a hard matter to get over them. Lord, increase our faith! We may blush to think that the word of a Philistine should go further than the word of an Israelite, and that the city of Gath should be a place of refuge for a good man, when the cities of Israel refuse him a safe abode. David gained a comfortable settlement, not only at a distance from Gath, but bordering upon Israel, where he might keep up a correspondence with his own countrymen.

Verses 8-12 While David was in the land of the Philistines, he attacked some remains of the devoted nations. The people whom he cut off were long before doomed to destruction. It is often wisdom to shun public notice, but we must in no situation be idle. We must always try to do somewhat in the cause of God. This expedition David hid from Achish. But an equivocation which serves the purpose of a lie, is as like to it as a hypocrite is to a profane person, it is only better in appearance, therefore more dangerous. Yet, though believers often manifest imperfections, they can never be prevailed upon to renounce the service of God, and to unite interests with his enemies, or finally to become the servants of sin and Satan. But what a train of evils follow from unbelief! When we forget the Lord's past mercies, and his gracious assurances, we shall be overwhelmed with desponding fears, and probably be led to adopt some dishonourable method to get rid of our troubles. Nothing can so effectually establish us in holy tempers and practices, and preserve us from perplexities, as firm, unshaken dependence upon the promises of God in Christ Jesus.

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST SAMUEL 27

David, fearing he should perish by the hand of Saul at one time or another, went into the land of the Philistines, which Saul hearing of, sought no more after him, 1Sa 27:1-4; and finding favour in the eyes of the king of Gath, desired a place in his country might be given him to reside in; and accordingly Ziklag was given him, 1Sa 27:5-7; from whence he made excursions into the land of the Amalekites, and others, and utterly destroyed them; but imposed on the king of Gath, pretending he had made his road into the southern parts of Judah, 1Sa 27:8-12.