Sāmǔĕrjìxià 2:14

14 Níér duì Yuēyē shuō , ràng shàonián rén qǐlai , zaì wǒmen miànqián xì shuǎ ba . Yuēyē shuō , kĕyǐ .

Sāmǔĕrjìxià 2:14 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 2:14

And Abner said to Joab
Perceiving he made no motion towards an engagement with him, his orders from David being only to act on the defensive, and avoid as much as possible the effusion of blood:

let the young men now arise, and play before us;
with their swords after the manner of gladiators or duellers; that it might appear who were best skilled in the use of the sword, and who were the bravest, stoutest, and most courageous; and this he proposed in a way of bravado, and in order to bring on a battle, or to decide the quarrel between them; and this bloody barbarous exercise Abner calls play, as if it was a diversion and pastime to see men wounding and killing one another:

and Joab said, let them arise;
he accepted the challenge, not caring to be hectored and bullied by Abner.

Sāmǔĕrjìxià 2:14 In-Context

12 Ní Ěr de érzi Níér hé Sǎoluó de érzi yī shī bō shè de púrén cóng Mǎhāniàn chūlai , wǎng Jībiàn qù .

13 Xǐ lǔ yǎ de érzi Yuēyē hé Dàwèi de púrén yĕ chūlai , zaì Jībiàn chí páng yǔ tāmen xiāng yù . yī bān zuò zaì chí zhèbiān , yī bān zuò zaì chí nàbiān .

14 Níér duì Yuēyē shuō , ràng shàonián rén qǐlai , zaì wǒmen miànqián xì shuǎ ba . Yuēyē shuō , kĕyǐ .

15 Jiù àn zhe déng shǔ qǐlai , shǔ Sǎoluó érzi yī shī bō shè de Biànyǎmǐn rén guō qù shí èr míng , Dàwèi de púrén yĕ guō qù shí èr míng ,

16 Bǐcǐ jiū tóu , yòng dāo cī lē , yītóng pú dǎo . suǒyǐ , nà dì jiào zuò xī Lìjiǎ hā sù lín , jiù zaì Jībiàn .