撒母耳记上 30:26

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

送禮給猶大各城大衛到了洗革拉，就從戰利品中取一部分送給他的朋友、猶大的長老，說：“看哪，這是從耶和華的仇敵那裡得來的戰利品，送給你們作禮物。”

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
大 卫 到 了 洗 革 拉 ， 从 掠 物 中 取 些 送 给 他 朋 友 犹 大 的 长 老 ， 说 ： 这 是 从 耶 和 华 仇 敌 那 里 夺 来 的 ， 送 你 们 为 礼 物 。

Contextual Overview

²¹ Then David came to the two hundred men who had been too tired to follow him, who had stayed at the Besor Ravine. They came out to meet David and the people with him. When he came near, David greeted the men at the ravine. ²² But the evil men and troublemakers among those who followed David said, "Since these two hundred men didn't go with us, we shouldn't give them any of the things we recovered. Just let each man take his wife and children and go." ²³ David answered, "No, my brothers. Don't do that after what the Lord has given us. He has protected us and given us the enemy who attacked us. ²⁴ Who will listen to what you say? The share will be the same for the one who stayed with the supplies as for the one who went into battle. All will share alike." ²⁵ David made this an order and rule for Israel, which continues even today. ²⁶ When David arrived in Ziklag, he sent some of the things he had taken from the Amalekites to his friends, the leaders of Judah. He said, "Here is a present for you from the things we took from the Lord 's enemies." ²⁷ David also sent some things to the leaders in Bethel, Ramoth in the southern part of Judah, Jattir, ²⁸ Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa, ²⁹ Racal, the cities of the Jerahmeelites and the Kenites, ³⁰ Hormah, Bor Ashan, Athach,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

to his friends: 1 Chronicles 12:1-15, Psalms 35:27, Psalms 68:18, Proverbs 18:16-24, Isaiah 32:8

present: Heb. blessing, 1 Samuel 25:27, Genesis 33:11, 2 Kings 5:15, 2 Corinthians 9:5

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 30:20 - This is David's spoil 1 Chronicles 19:2 - I will show Proverbs 18:24 - that hath Ephesians 4:8 - and

Cross-References

Genesis 29:30
So Jacob had sexual relations with Rachel also, and Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah. Jacob worked for Laban for another seven years.

Genesis 30:19
Leah became pregnant again and gave birth to a sixth son.

Genesis 30:20
She said, "God has given me a fine gift. Now surely Jacob will honor me, because I have given him six sons," so she named him Zebulun.

Genesis 30:29
Jacob answered, "You know that I have worked hard for you, and your flocks have grown while I cared for them.

Genesis 30:30
When I came, you had little, but now you have much. Every time I did something for you, the Lord blessed you. But when will I be able to do something for my own family?"

Genesis 30:38
He put the branches in front of the flocks at the watering places. When the animals came to drink, they also mated there,

Genesis 30:41
When the stronger animals in the flock were mating, Jacob put the branches before their eyes so they would mate near the branches.

Genesis 31:6
You both know that I have worked as hard as I could for your father,

Genesis 31:26
Laban said to Jacob, "What have you done? You cheated me and took my daughters as if you had captured them in a war.

Genesis 31:31
Jacob answered Laban, "I left without telling you, because I was afraid you would take your daughters away from me.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when David came to Ziklag,.... Perhaps with an intention to rebuild it, and make it still the place of his residence; and it is possible there might be some houses that escaped flames, and if not, tents might be pitched until the city was rebuilt, and it appears that he continued there some time:

he sent of the spoil to the elders of Judah: of that part of it which belonged to himself as a general:

[even] to his friends; such as had been kind to him when he sojourned among them; so that this was a piece of gratitude, as well as of policy in him, to make his way to the throne the easier, he perceiving the time drawing on for the expiration of the kingdom in the family of Saul; and besides, some in those parts he sent of the spoil to might have been sufferers by the Amalekites, so that it was but a point of justice to restore to them what had been taken from them; for they had invaded the south of Judea, and took spoils from thence, 1 Samuel 30:14; it was to his friends in those parts he sent, not to the inhabitants of Ziph and Keilah, which were places in the tribe of Judah; but these having attempted to betray him, were not entitled to his favours, though they were not the objects of his vengeance:

saying, behold, a present for you, of the spoil of the Lord's enemies; or a "blessing" z, which he sent them with a good will, wishing health and happiness to them; which they might without hesitation receive, seeing it was not the spoil of private enemies, or of what was taken from them in a way of private revenge, but the spoil of the enemies of the Lord, his and their common enemies; nor need they scruple eating and enjoying it, though the spoil of those that cursed the Lord, Abarbinel observes, since this they had with the blessing of the Lord.

z ברכה "benedictio", Pagninus, Montanus.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 30:26. Unto the elders of Judah — These were the persons among whom he sojourned during his exile, and who had given him shelter and protection. Gratitude required these presents.