Sāmǔĕrjìxià 3:13

13 Dàwèi shuō , hǎo . wǒ yǔ nǐ lì yuē . dàn yǒu yī jiàn , nǐ lái jiàn wǒ miàn de shíhou , ruò bù jiāng Sǎoluó de nǚér mǐ jiǎ daì lái , bì bùdé jiàn wǒde miàn .

Sāmǔĕrjìxià 3:13 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 3:13

And he said, well, I will make a league with thee
He accepted of the offer, he was ready and willing to enter into a covenant of friendship with him, and forgive all past offences:

but one thing I require of thee;
as the condition of this covenant:

that is, thou shall not see my face;
be admitted into my presence, or have any mark of my favour and respect:

except thou first bring Michal, Saul's daughter, when thou comest to
see my face;
he insisted on it that Michal, Saul's daughter, and his wife, should be brought along with him, and presented to him; this was the preliminary to the league and covenant; if this was not complied with, the proposal would not be attended to. This shows the great affection David retained for his first wife, though he had had six since, see ( 2 Samuel 3:2-5 ) , and though she had lived with another man, ( 1 Samuel 25:44 ) ; as also his great regard to the honour of Saul's family, that one of them might share with him in the grandeur of the kingdom; though this also might be a piece of policy in him, to gain the friends of Saul's family to him.

Sāmǔĕrjìxià 3:13 In-Context

11 Yī shī bō shè jùpà Níér , bù gǎn huídá yī jù .

12 Níér dǎfa rén qù jiàn Dàwèi , tì tā shuō , zhè guó guī shuí ne . yòu shuō , nǐ yǔ wǒ lì yuē , wǒ bì bāngzhu nǐ , shǐ Yǐsèliè rén dōu guī fú nǐ .

13 Dàwèi shuō , hǎo . wǒ yǔ nǐ lì yuē . dàn yǒu yī jiàn , nǐ lái jiàn wǒ miàn de shíhou , ruò bù jiāng Sǎoluó de nǚér mǐ jiǎ daì lái , bì bùdé jiàn wǒde miàn .

14 Dàwèi jiù dǎfa rén qù jiàn Sǎoluó de érzi yī shī bō shè , shuō , nǐ yào jiāng wǒde qī mǐ jiǎ guī huán wǒ . tā shì wǒ cóng qián yòng yī bǎi Fēilìshì rén de yáng pí suǒ pìn déng de .

15 Yī shī bō shè jiù dǎfa rén qù , jiāng mǐ jiǎ cóng là yì de érzi , tā zhàngfu pà tiĕ nàli jiē huí lái .