Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 23:1-6

1 Yǒu rén gàosu Dàwèi shuō , Fēilìshì rén gōngjī Jīyīlā , qiǎngduó hécháng .

2 Suǒyǐ Dàwèi qiú wèn Yēhéhuá shuō , wǒ qù gōngdǎ nàxiē Fēilìshì rén kĕyǐ bùkĕ yǐ . Yēhéhuá duì Dàwèi shuō , nǐ kĕyǐ qù gōngdǎ Fēilìshì rén , zhĕngjiù jī yī là .

3 Gēnsuí Dàwèi de rén duì tā shuō , wǒmen zaì Yóudà dì zhèlǐ shàngqiĕ jùpà , hékuàng wǎng Jīyīlā qù gōngdǎ Fēilìshì rén de jūn lǚ ne .

4 Dàwèi yòu qiú wèn Yēhéhuá . Yēhéhuá huídá shuō , nǐ qǐshēn xià Jīyīlā qù , wǒ bìjiāng Fēilìshì rén jiāo zaì nǐ shǒu lǐ .

5 Dàwèi hé gēnsuí tāde rén wǎng Jīyīlā qù , yǔ Fēilìshì rén dǎzhàng , dàdà shā baì tāmen , yòu duó huò tāmende shēngchù . zhèyàng , Dàwèi jiù le Jīyīlā de jūmín .

6 Yà xī mǐ lè de érzi yà bǐ yà tā taó dào Jīyīlā jiàn Dàwèi de shíhou , shǒu lǐ ná zhe Yǐfúdé .

Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 23:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST SAMUEL 23

This chapter gives an account of David's relieving Keilah, when it had like to have fallen into the hands of the Philistines, 1Sa 23:1-6; and of Saul's design to surprise him there, which David having notice of, and inquiring of the Lord, departed from thence; which when Saul heard of, he forbore to come forth, 1Sa 23:7-13; and of David's being in the wilderness of Ziph, where, in a wood there, he had an interview with Jonathan, 1Sa 23:14-18; and of the Ziphites offering to deliver him up to Saul, for which he commends them, and gives them instructions how they should behave to him in that affair, 1Sa 23:19-23; and of his seeking him in the wilderness of Maon, where David and his men were in great danger of being taken; which was prevented by the news of the Philistines invading the land coming to Saul just at the nick of time, 1Sa 23:24-29.