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Chinese NCV (Simplified)

撒母耳记上 17:9

如果他能與我決鬥,擊殺了我,我們就作你們的奴僕;但是,如果我能勝過他,擊殺了他,你們就作我們的奴僕,服事我們。”

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Championship;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bible Stories for Children;   Children;   Home;   Pleasant Sunday Afternoons;   Religion;   Stories for Children;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Philistines, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Philistia, philistines;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Mediator;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Giant;   Samuel, Books of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Goliath ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Goliath;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Goliath;  

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
他 若 能 与 我 战 斗 , 将 我 杀 死 , 我 们 就 作 你 们 的 仆 人 ; 我 若 胜 了 他 , 将 他 杀 死 , 你 们 就 作 我 们 的 仆 人 , 服 事 我 们 。

Contextual Overview

1 The Philistines gathered their armies for war. They met at Socoh in Judah and camped at Ephes Dammim between Socoh and Azekah. 2 Saul and the Israelites gathered in the Valley of Elah and camped there and took their positions to fight the Philistines. 3 The Philistines controlled one hill while the Israelites controlled another. The valley was between them. 4 The Philistines had a champion fighter from Gath named Goliath. He was about nine feet, four inches tall. He came out of the Philistine camp 5 with a bronze helmet on his head and a coat of bronze armor that weighed about one hundred twenty-five pounds. 6 He wore bronze protectors on his legs, and he had a bronze spear on his back. 7 The wooden part of his larger spear was like a weaver's rod, and its blade weighed about fifteen pounds. The officer who carried his shield walked in front of him. 8 Goliath stood and shouted to the Israelite soldiers, "Why have you taken positions for battle? I am a Philistine, and you are Saul's servants! Choose a man and send him to fight me. 9 If he can fight and kill me, we will be your servants. But if I can kill him, you will be our servants." 10 Then he said, "Today I stand and dare the army of Israel! Send one of your men to fight me!"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

and serve us: 1 Samuel 11:1

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 11:5 - Thou shalt

Cross-References

Genesis 17:4
"I am making my agreement with you: I will make you the father of many nations.
Genesis 17:5
I am changing your name from Abram to Abraham because I am making you a father of many nations.
Psalms 25:10
All the Lord 's ways are loving and true for those who follow the demands of his agreement.
Psalms 103:18
and to those who keep his agreement and who remember to obey his orders.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants,.... For which it does not appear he had any commission or authority to say; nor did the Philistines think themselves obliged to abide by what he said, since, when he was slain, they did not yield themselves servants to the Israelites:

but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us; to which terms also the Israelites did not consent; nor did David, who engaged with him, enter the fray on such conditions.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 17:9. Then will we be your servants — Of this stipulation we hear nothing farther.


 
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