Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 23:1

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

Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 23:1 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 23:1

Then they told David
Either the men of Keilah sent to him, being near them, or some well wishers of theirs, and of their country, acquainted him with their case:

saying, behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah;
had laid siege to it, being a fortified place, ( 1 Samuel 23:7 ) ; it was a city in the tribe of Judah, on the borders of the Philistines; of which (See Gill on Joshua 15:44);

and they rob the threshing floors;
took away the corn upon them, which they were threshing and winnowing, which were usually done without the city for the sake of wind, see ( Judges 6:11 ) ( Ruth 3:2 Ruth 3:15 ) ; it was harvest time when the three mighty men came to David in the cave of Adullam, and so now it might be the time of threshing, harvest being over, see ( 1 Samuel 22:1 ) ; compared with ( 2 Samuel 23:13 ) .

Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 23:1 In-Context

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 .