Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 14:37

37 Sǎoluó qiú wèn shén shuō , wǒ xià qù zhuīgǎn Fēilìshì rén kĕyǐ bùkĕ yǐ . nǐ jiāng tāmen jiāo zaì Yǐsèliè rén shǒu lǐ bù jiāo . zhè rì shén méiyǒu huídá tā .

Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 14:37 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 14:37

And Saul asked counsel of God
He agreed to the motion of the high priest, and asked counsel by Urim and Thummim; the Targum is, as before,

``inquired by the Word of the Lord:''

shall I go down after the Philistines?
pursue after them in their flight to their own country, which, lying to the sea, was a descent:

wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel?
what remain of them, otherwise a victory over them was obtained:

but he answered him not that day;
no answer was returned by Urim and Thummim, so that he was left in suspense whether he should pursue or no; the Targum is,

``he received not his prayer that day;''

this was treating him in a righteous manner; since he would not stay for an answer from the Lord, ( 1 Samuel 14:19 ) , the Lord now will not give him any; though the principal view was, that he might take the step he did.

Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 14:37 In-Context

35 Sǎoluó wèi Yēhéhuá zhú le yī zuò tán , zhè shì tā chū cì wèi Yēhéhuá zhú de tán .

36 Sǎoluó shuō , wǒmen bù rú yè lǐ xià qù zhuīgǎn Fēilìshì rén , qiǎng lüè tāmen , zhídào tiān liàng , bù liú tāmen yī rén . zhòng mín shuō , nǐ kàn zĕnyàng hǎo jiù qù xíng ba . jìsī shuō , wǒmen xiān dāng qīnjìn shén .

37 Sǎoluó qiú wèn shén shuō , wǒ xià qù zhuīgǎn Fēilìshì rén kĕyǐ bùkĕ yǐ . nǐ jiāng tāmen jiāo zaì Yǐsèliè rén shǒu lǐ bù jiāo . zhè rì shén méiyǒu huídá tā .

38 Sǎoluó shuō , nǐmen bǎixìng zhōng de zhǎnglǎo dōu shàng zhèlǐ lái , chá míng jīnrì shì shuí fàn le zuì .

39 Wǒ zhǐ zhe jiù Yǐsèliè yǒngshēng de Yēhéhuá qǐshì , jiù shì wǒ érzi Yuēnádān fàn le zuì , tā yĕ bì sǐ . dàn bǎixìng zhōng wú yī rén huídá tā .