Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 19:14

14 Sǎoluó dǎfa rén qù zhuōná Dàwèi , mǐ jiǎ shuō , tā bìng le .

Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 19:14 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 19:14

And when Saul sent messengers to take David
Either the same who in the morning inquired for David, or those staying longer than Saul expected, and fearing they were negligent or corrupted, he sent others: to whom

she said, he [is] sick;
and in bed, and cannot be spoke with; this lie she told through her affection to David, and to preserve his life; and this stratagem she devised to gain time, that while she was amusing the messengers with this tale of hers, before they could discover the truth of the matter David would be out of their reach; whereas, had she denied his being at home, or signified that he had made his escape, they would have immediately pursued after him, and he would have been in danger of being taken by them.

Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 19:14 In-Context

12 Yúshì mǐ Jiǎjiāng Dàwèi cóng chuānghu lǐ zhuì xià qù . Dàwèi jiù taó zǒu , duǒbì le .

13 Mǐ jiǎ bǎ jiā zhōng de shénxiàng fàng zaì chuáng shàng , tóu zhĕn zaì shānyáng maó zhuāng de zhĕntou shǎng , yòng beì zhēgaì .

14 Sǎoluó dǎfa rén qù zhuōná Dàwèi , mǐ jiǎ shuō , tā bìng le .

15 Sǎoluó yòu dǎfa rén qù kàn Dàwèi , shuō , dāng lián chuáng jiāng tā tái lái , wǒ hǎo shā tā .

16 Shǐzhĕ jìn qù , kànjian chuáng shàng yǒu shénxiàng , tóu zhĕn zaì shānyáng maó zhuāng de zhĕntou shàng .