Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 29

1 Fēilìshì rén jiāng tāmende jūn lǚ jù dào Yàfú . Yǐsèliè rén zaì yé sī liè de quán páng ān yíng .

2 Fēilìshì rén de shǒulǐng gè lǜ jūnduì , huò bǎi huò qiā , ái cì qián jìn . Dàwèi hé gēnsuí tāde rén tóng zhe yà jí gēn zaì hòubiān .

3 Fēilìshì rén de shǒulǐng shuō , zhèxie Xībólái rén zaì zhèlǐ zuò shénme ne . yà jí duì tāmen shuō , zhè bú shì Yǐsèliè wáng Sǎoluó de chén zǐ Dàwèi ma . tā zaì wǒ zhèlǐ yǒu xiē nián rì le . zì cóng tā tóu jiàng wǒ zhídào jīnrì , wǒ wèicéng jiàn tā yǒu guō cuò .

4 Fēilìshì rén de shǒulǐng xiàng yà jí fānù , duì tā shuō , nǐ yào jiào zhè rén huí nǐ suǒ ānzhì tāde dìfang , bùkĕ jiào tā tóng wǒmen chū zhàn , kǒngpà tā zaì zhèn shàng fǎn wèi wǒmen de dírén . tā yòng shénme yǔ tā zhǔrén fù hé ne . qǐbù shì yòng wǒmen zhèxie rén de shǒu jí ma

5 Cóng qián Yǐsèliè de fùnǚ tiàowǔ chàng hé shuō , Sǎoluó shā sǐ qiā qiā , Dàwèi shā sǐ wàn wàn , suǒ shuō de bú shì zhège Dàwèi ma .

6 Yà jí jiào Dàwèi lái , duì tā shuō , wǒ zhǐ zhe yǒngshēng de Yēhéhuá qǐshì , nǐ shì zhèngzhí rén . nǐ suí wǒ zaì jūn zhōng chūrù , wǒ kàn nǐ shén hǎo . zì cóng nǐ tóu bēn wǒ dào rújīn , wǒ wèicéng jiàn nǐ yǒu shénme guō shī . zhǐshì zhòng shǒulǐng bù xǐyuè nǐ .

7 Xiànzaì nǐ kĕyǐ píng píngān ān dì huí qù , miǎndé Fēilìshì rén de shǒulǐng bù huānxǐ nǐ .

8 Dàwèi duì yà jí shuō , wǒ zuò le shénme ne . zì cóng púrén dào nǐ miànqián , zhídào jīnrì , nǐ chá chū wǒ yǒu shénme guō cuò , shǐ wǒ bù qù gōngjī zhǔ wǒ wáng de chóudí ne .

9 Yà jí shuō , wǒ zhīdào nǐ zaì wǒ yǎnqián shì hǎo rén , rútóng shén de shǐzhĕ yìbān . zhǐshì Fēilìshì rén de shǒulǐng shuō , zhè rén bùkĕ tóng wǒmen chū zhàn .

10 Gùcǐ nǐ hé gēnsuí nǐde rén , jiù shì nǐ bĕn zhǔ de púrén , yào míngrì zǎochen qǐlai , dĕng dào tiān liàng huí qù ba .

11 Yúshì Dàwèi hé gēnsuí tāde rén zǎochen qǐlai , huí wǎng Fēilìshì dì qù . Fēilìshì rén yĕ shàng yé sī liè qù le .

Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 29 Commentary

Chapter 29

David objected to by the Philistines. (1-5) He is dismissed by Achish. (6-11)

Verses 1-5 David waited with a secret hope that the Lord would help him out of his difficulty. But he seems to have been influenced too much by the fear of man, in consenting to attend Achish. It is hard to come near to the brink of sin, and not to fall in. God inclined the princes of the Philistines to oppose David's being employed in the battle. Thus their dislike befriended him, when no friend could do him such a kindness.

Verses 6-11 David scarcely ever had a greater deliverance than when dismissed from such insnaring service. God's people should always behave themselves so, as, if possible, to get the good word of all they have dealings with: and it is due to those who have acted well, to speak well of them.

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST SAMUEL 29

This chapter gives an account of David's going forth with the armies of the Philistines, 1Sa 29:1,2; of his being objected to by the princes of the Philistines, who insisted upon his being sent back, 1Sa 29:3-5; of the report Achish made of it to David, and the discourse that passed between them upon it, 1Sa 29:6-10; whereby David had a way unexpectedly opened for him to be freed from this service, which he gladly embraced, 1Sa 29:11.