Sāmǔĕrjìxià 18:3

3 Jūn bīng què shuō , nǐ bùkĕ chū zhàn . ruò shì wǒmen taópǎo , dírén bì bù jiè yì . wǒmen zhèn wáng yī bàn , dírén yĕ bù jiè yì . yīnwei nǐ yī rén qiáng shì wǒmen wàn rén , nǐ bù rú zaì chéng lǐ yùbeì bāngzhu wǒmen .

Sāmǔĕrjìxià 18:3 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 18:3

But the people answered, thou shalt not go forth
They were as resolute as David:

for if we flee away, they will not care for us;
to pursue after us;

neither if half of us die, will they care for us;
they will make no account of the victory; but if they could slay David, or get him into their hands, it would be more to them than if the whole army was routed:

but now [thou art] worth ten thousand of us;
not only in our own esteem, but in the account of the enemy, who had rather thou shouldest fall into their hands than ten thousand of us; and as the advantage to them, so the loss to us would be more than ten thousand men:

therefore now [it is] better that thou succour us out of the city;
either by sending them provisions or recruits, that might be there in reserve, if necessary; or by being ready to receive them into it should they be repulsed; or rather by his prayers to God for them; so the Targum,

``now it is better that thou pray for us out of the city;''

that is, that the Lord would help us; and so most of the Jewish commentators understand it of helping them by his prayers and counsels.

Sāmǔĕrjìxià 18:3 In-Context

1 Dàwèi shǔ diǎn gēnsuí tāde rén , lì qiā fú zhǎng , bǎifūzhǎng shuaìlǐng tāmen .

2 Dàwèi dǎfa jūn bīng chū zhàn , fēn wéi sān duì , yī duì zaì Yuēyē shǒu xià , yī duì zaì xǐ lǔ yǎ de érzi , Yuēyē xiōngdi yà bǐ shāi shǒu xià , yī duì zaì Jiātè rén yǐ taì shǒu xià . Dàwèi duì jūn bīng shuō , wǒ bì yǔ nǐmen yītóng chū zhàn .

3 Jūn bīng què shuō , nǐ bùkĕ chū zhàn . ruò shì wǒmen taópǎo , dírén bì bù jiè yì . wǒmen zhèn wáng yī bàn , dírén yĕ bù jiè yì . yīnwei nǐ yī rén qiáng shì wǒmen wàn rén , nǐ bù rú zaì chéng lǐ yùbeì bāngzhu wǒmen .

4 Wáng xiàng tāmen shuō , nǐmen yǐwéi zĕnyàng hǎo , wǒ jiù zĕnyàng xíng . yúshì wáng zhàn zaì chéng mén páng , jūn bīng huò bǎi huò qiā dì ái cì chū qù le .

5 Wáng zhǔfu Yuēyē , yà bǐ shāi , yǐ taì shuō , nǐmen yào wèi wǒde yuángù kuān dāi nà shàonián rén Yēshālóng . wáng wèi Yēshālóng zhǔfu zhòng jiāng de huà , bīng dōu tīngjian le .