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撒母耳記上 18:7

Listen to 撒母耳記上 18:7
7 眾 婦 女 舞 蹈 唱 和 , 說 : 掃 羅 殺 死 千 千 , 大 衛 殺 死 萬 萬 。

撒母耳記上 18:7 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 18:7

And the women answered [one another] as they played
They sung vocally to their instruments, and that by turns, one rehearsing one line or verse in the song, and then the other another:

and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands;
which, if to be referred to the battle in the preceding chapter, as it commonly is, must be understood thus, that though Saul, in pursuit of the Philistines, slew many thousands of them, and David but one, even Goliath; yet the slaying of him was the occasion of slaying ten thousands, and therefore it is ascribed to him: but it seems rather that in some after battles David had been more prosperous and victorious than Saul, and therefore superior commendations are given him by the author of the song the women sung; which, however just it might be to give them, was not wise, since it served to irritate their king, as follows.

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撒母耳記上 18:7 In-Context

5 掃 羅 無 論 差 遣 大 衛 往 何 處 去 , 他 都 做 事 精 明 。 掃 羅 就 立 他 作 戰 士 長 , 眾 百 姓 和 掃 羅 的 臣 僕 無 不 喜 悅 。
6 大 衛 打 死 了 那 非 利 士 人 , 同 眾 人 回 來 的 時 候 , 婦 女 們 從 以 色 列 各 城 裡 出 來 , 歡 歡 喜 喜 , 打 鼓 擊 磬 , 歌 唱 跳 舞 , 迎 接 掃 羅 王 。
7 眾 婦 女 舞 蹈 唱 和 , 說 : 掃 羅 殺 死 千 千 , 大 衛 殺 死 萬 萬 。
8 掃 羅 甚 發 怒 , 不 喜 悅 這 話 , 就 說 : 將 萬 萬 歸 大 衛 , 千 千 歸 我 , 只 剩 下 王 位 沒 有 給 他 了 。
9 從 這 日 起 , 掃 羅 就 怒 視 大 衛 。
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