撒母耳记上 14:37

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

掃羅求問　神：“我可以下去追趕非利士人嗎？你把他們交在以色列人的手裡嗎？”那天　神沒有回答他。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
扫 罗 求 问 　 神 说 ： 我 下 去 追 赶 非 利 士 人 可 以 不 可 以 ？ 你 将 他 们 交 在 以 色 列 人 手 里 不 交 ？ 这 日 　 神 没 有 回 答 他 。

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

Shall I go: 1 Samuel 23:4, 1 Samuel 23:9-12, 1 Samuel 30:7, 1 Samuel 30:8, Judges 1:1, Judges 20:18, Judges 20:28, 2 Samuel 5:19, 2 Samuel 5:23, 1 Kings 22:5, 1 Kings 22:15

he answered: 1 Samuel 28:6, Ezekiel 14:3-5, Ezekiel 20:3

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 23:6 - an ephod 2 Kings 4:31 - neither voice Micah 3:7 - no John 10:35 - unto

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Saul asked counsel of God,.... He agreed to the motion of the high priest, and asked counsel by Urim and Thummim; the Targum is, as before,

"inquired by the Word of the Lord:''

shall I go down after the Philistines? pursue after them in their flight to their own country, which, lying to the sea, was a descent:

wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? what remain of them, otherwise a victory over them was obtained:

but he answered him not that day; no answer was returned by Urim and Thummim, so that he was left in suspense whether he should pursue or no; the Targum is,

"he received not his prayer that day;''

this was treating him in a righteous manner; since he would not stay for an answer from the Lord, 1 Samuel 14:19, the Lord now will not give him any; though the principal view was, that he might take the step he did.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Asked counsel - The technical phrase for inquiring of God by Urim and Thummim, and applied also to inquiry of other oracles.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 14:37. He answered him not that day. — Why was this answer delayed? Surely Jonathan's eating the honey was no sin. This could not have excited God's displeasure. And yet the lot found out Jonathan! But did this argue that he had incurred guilt in the sight of God? I answer: It did not; for Jonathan was delivered, by the authority of the people, from his father's rash curse; no propitiation is offered for his supposed transgression to induce God to pardon it; nor do we find any displeasure of God manifested on the occasion. See below.