撒母耳记上 14:36

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

掃羅說：“我們趁著晚上下去追趕非利士人，搶掠他們，直到天亮，不讓他們留下一人。”他們說：“你看怎麼好，就怎麼行吧！”但祭司說：“我們先在這裡親近　神！”

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
扫 罗 说 ： 我 们 不 如 夜 里 下 去 追 赶 非 利 士 人 ， 抢 掠 他 们 ， 直 到 天 亮 ， 不 留 他 们 一 人 。 众 民 说 ： 你 看 怎 样 好 就 去 行 罢 ！ 祭 司 说 ： 我 们 先 当 亲 近 　 神 。

Contextual Overview

³⁶ Saul said, "Let's go after the Philistines tonight and rob them. We won't let any of them live!" The men answered, "Do whatever you think is best." But the priest said, "Let's ask God." ³⁷ So Saul asked God, "Should I chase the Philistines? Will you let us defeat them?" But God did not answer Saul at that time. ³⁸ Then Saul said to all the leaders of his army, "Come here. Let's find out what sin has been done today. ³⁹ As surely as the Lord lives who has saved Israel, even if my son Jonathan did the sin, he must die." But no one in the army spoke. ⁴⁰ Then Saul said to all the Israelites, "You stand on this side. I and my son Jonathan will stand on the other side." The men answered, "Do whatever you think is best." ⁴¹ Then Saul prayed to the Lord , the God of Israel, "Give me the right answer." And Saul and Jonathan were picked; the other men went free. ⁴² Saul said, "Now let us discover if it is I or Jonathan my son who is guilty." And Jonathan was picked. ⁴³ Saul said to Jonathan, "Tell me what you have done." So Jonathan told Saul, "I only tasted a little honey from the end of my stick. And must I die now?" ⁴⁴ Saul said, "Jonathan, if you don't die, may God punish me terribly." ⁴⁵ But the soldiers said to Saul, "Must Jonathan die? Never! He is responsible for saving Israel today! As surely as the Lord lives, not even a hair of his head will fall to the ground! Today Jonathan fought against the Philistines with God's help!" So the army saved Jonathan, and he did not die.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Let us go: Joshua 10:9-14, Joshua 10:19, Jeremiah 6:5

let us not leave: 1 Samuel 11:11, Joshua 11:14

Then said the priest: It is evident that Ahiah, who had before been interrupted by Saul's impatience, doubted of the propriety of pursuing the Philistines that night, and properly counselled them to enquire of the Lord. Numbers 27:21, Psalms 73:28, Isaiah 48:1, Isaiah 48:2, Isaiah 58:2, Malachi 2:7, James 4:8

Reciprocal: Genesis 27:13 - Upon 1 Samuel 14:40 - Do what seemeth 1 Samuel 23:6 - an ephod 2 Kings 3:27 - they departed 1 Chronicles 13:3 - we inquired Ecclesiastes 9:18 - sinner John 10:35 - unto

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Saul said,.... To his son Jonathan, or to some of the principal officers of his army:

let us go down after the Philistines by night; or tonight, that same night; which is another hardship he laid his troops under; as he had restrained them from eating all that day until evening, now he proposed they shall take no sleep that night, but proceed on in their pursuit of the Philistines, having eaten, and drank, and refreshed themselves. The Arabic version is, "let us go down to the Philistines"; and so Noldius e chooses to render the words; which I pretty much wonder at, and especially at what he observes in favour of it, and against the common rendering; that at this time the Philistines had not turned their backs, so that the Israelites could not be said to go after them, but were in a camp opposite to them; but that they had fled, and were pursued, is most certain from 1 Samuel 14:22,

and spoil them until the morning light; or kill of them, as the Targum, and so the Arabic version; for spoiling must be meant of killing; for as for the spoil of their provisions, riches, c. that had already fallen into their hands, 1 Samuel 14:30, and this is confirmed by what follows:

and let us not leave a man of them great numbers had been slain already, partly by their falling upon one another, and partly by the swords of Jonathan and his armourbearer at the first onset, and by Saul and his men in the pursuit of them; and so intent was Saul in the utter destruction of them, that he was for following and cutting them off, that none of their prodigious army might return home:

and they said, do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; they had religiously observed his oath, in refraining from food all the day, and now they were as willing to be obedient to his command in denying themselves refreshing rest in sleep:

then said the priest, let us draw near hither unto God; Ahiah the priest, Josephus f calls him Ahitob, who was present with the ark, agreed to the proposal of Saul, only moved, that before they set forward they would seek the Lord; perhaps reflecting upon the abrupt manner in which Saul departed from Gibeah, just as he was consulting the Lord, and not staying for an answer from him; which the priest might fear would be resented by him, and therefore proposes first to draw nigh to God; not to the altar Saul had built, or had just begun to build, but to the ark, with which the high priest was, and was a symbol of the divine Presence: the Targum is,

"let us draw near hither, and inquire by the word of the Lord.''

e Ebr. Concord. Part. p. 15. No. 92. f Antiqu. l. 6. c. 6. sect. 4.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Then said the priest ... - Ahijah, with equal courage and faithfulness, worthy of his office as “the priest,” when every one else yielded to Saul’s humor, proposed that they should draw near to God to inquire of Him. (Compare 1 Kings 22:7.)

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 14:36. Then said the priest — It is evident that Ahiah doubted the propriety of pursuing the Philistines that night; and as a reverse of fortune might be ruinous after such a victory, he wished to have specific directions from the Lord.