Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 13:4

4 Yǐsèliè zhòngrén tīngjian Sǎoluó gōngjī Fēilìshì rén de fáng yíng , yòu tīngjian Yǐsèliè rén wèi Fēilìshì rén suǒ zēngwù , jiù gēnsuí Sǎoluó jùjí zaì Jíjiǎ .

Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 13:4 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 13:4

And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of
the Philistines
For though it was smitten by Jonathan, yet it was by the order of Saul, and so ascribed to him; it seems to be a concerted thing to fall upon the garrisons of the Philistines, and get them out of their hands, and so deliver Israel entirely from them; but it was not wise for Saul, if he had such a scheme in his head, to disband his large army, as he had lately done:

and that Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines;
who were highly incensed against them by this action, and vowed revenge; the name of an Israelite was abhorred by them; and perhaps this action might be attended with much craft and cruelty; and if these garrisons were held by agreement, they might charge them with perfidy, with breach of articles, and so their name was made to stink among them, as the word signifies:

and the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal;
by sound of trumpet.

Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 13:4 In-Context

2 Jiù cóng Yǐsèliè zhōng jiǎnxuǎn le sān qiā rén , èr qiā gēnsuí Sǎoluó zaì mì mò hé Bótèlì shān , yī qiā gēnsuí Yuēnádān zaì Biànyǎmǐn de jī bǐ yà . qíyú de rén Sǎoluó dōu dǎfa gè huí gè jiā qù le .

3 Yuēnádān gōngjī Jiābā , Fēilìshì rén de fáng yíng , Fēilìshì rén tīngjian le . Sǎoluó jiù zaì biàn dì chuī jiǎo , yìsi shuō , yào shǐ Xībólái rén tīngjian .

4 Yǐsèliè zhòngrén tīngjian Sǎoluó gōngjī Fēilìshì rén de fáng yíng , yòu tīngjian Yǐsèliè rén wèi Fēilìshì rén suǒ zēngwù , jiù gēnsuí Sǎoluó jùjí zaì Jíjiǎ .

5 Fēilìshì rén jùjí , yào yǔ Yǐsèliè rén zhēng zhàn , yǒu chē sān wàn liàng , mǎ bīng liù qiā , bù bīng xiàng hǎi bian de shā nàyàng duō , jiù shàng lái zaì bǎi yà wén dōngbiān de mì mò ān yíng .

6 Yǐsèliè bǎixìng jiàn zìjǐ wēi jí jiǒng pò , jiù cáng zaì shāndòng , cóng lín , shí xué , yǐn mì chù , hé kēng zhōng .