撒母耳記上 12:14

14 你 們 若 敬 畏 耶 和 華 , 事 奉 他 , 聽 從 他 的 話 , 不 違 背 他 的 命 令 , 你 們 和 治 理 你 們 的 王 也 都 順 從 耶 和 華 ─ 你 們 的   神 就 好 了 。

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撒母耳記上 12:14 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 12:14

If ye will fear the Lord, and serve him, and obey his voice,
&c.] All worship and service of God, and obedience to his word and ordinances, should spring from fear and reverence of him; and therefore the whole of worship, both external and internal, is sometimes expressed by the fear of the Lord:

and not rebel against the commandment of the Lord;
break it, and thereby exasperate him, and provoke him to wrath and bitterness:

then shall both ye, and also the king that reigneth over you,
continue following the Lord your God; the Targum is,

``after the worship of the Lord your God;''

which was their duty to do, and is expressed in the preceding clauses; and this therefore is rather a promise of some benefit and privilege to their duty, and to encourage them to it, since it stands opposed to the threatening of punishment in the next verse; and the words in the original are, "then shall ye &c. be after the Lord your God" F12: that is, though they had in effect rejected the Lord from being their King, by asking and having one; yet notwithstanding, if they and their king were obedient to the commands of the Lord, he would not cast them off; but they should follow him as their guide, leader, and director, and he would protect and defend them as a shepherd does his sheep that follow after him; so Jarchi takes it to be a promise of long life and happiness to them and their king,

``ye shall be established to length of days, both ye and the king.''


FOOTNOTES:

F12 (hwhy rxa-Mtyyh) "eritis post Dominum", Pagninus, Montanus, Tigurine version, Piscator.

撒母耳記上 12:14 In-Context

12 你 們 見 亞 捫 人 的 王 拿 轄 來 攻 擊 你 們 , 就 對 我 說 : 我 們 定 要 一 個 王 治 理 我 們 。 其 實 耶 和 華 ─ 你 們 的   神 是 你 們 的 王 。
13 現 在 , 你 們 所 求 所 選 的 王 在 這 裡 。 看 哪 , 耶 和 華 已 經 為 你 們 立 王 了 。
14 你 們 若 敬 畏 耶 和 華 , 事 奉 他 , 聽 從 他 的 話 , 不 違 背 他 的 命 令 , 你 們 和 治 理 你 們 的 王 也 都 順 從 耶 和 華 ─ 你 們 的   神 就 好 了 。
15 倘 若 不 聽 從 耶 和 華 的 話 , 違 背 他 的 命 令 , 耶 和 華 的 手 必 攻 擊 你 們 , 像 從 前 攻 擊 你 們 列 祖 一 樣 。
16 現 在 你 們 要 站 住 , 看 耶 和 華 在 你 們 眼 前 要 行 一 件 大 事 。
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