撒母耳记下 19:42

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

猶大眾人回答以色列人說：“因為王與我們的關係親密。你們為甚麼因這事而生氣呢？我們從王那裡得到甚麼吃的呢？或是他給了我們甚麼禮物呢？”

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
犹 大 众 人 回 答 以 色 列 人 说 ： 因 为 王 与 我 们 是 亲 属 ， 你 们 为 何 因 这 事 发 怒 呢 ？ 我 们 吃 了 王 的 甚 麽 呢 ？ 王 赏 赐 了 我 们 甚 麽 呢 ？

Contextual Overview

⁴⁰ When the king crossed over to Gilgal, Kimham went with him. All the troops of Judah and half the troops of Israel led David across the river. ⁴¹ Soon all the Israelites came to the king and said to him, "Why did our relatives, the people of Judah, steal you away? Why did they bring you and your family across the Jordan River with your men?" ⁴² All the people of Judah answered the Israelites, "We did this because the king is our close relative. Why are you angry about it? We have not eaten food at the king's expense or taken anything for ourselves!" ⁴³ The Israelites answered the people of Judah, "We have ten tribes in the kingdom, so we have more right to David than you do! But you ignored us! We were the first ones to talk about bringing our king back!" But the people of Judah spoke even more unkindly than the people of Israel.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Because: 2 Samuel 19:12, 2 Samuel 5:1, 1 Chronicles 2:3-17

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 2:4 - the men of Judah 1 Chronicles 12:39 - eating and drinking

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel,.... Such of them as went down to fetch the king back, replied to the men of Israel that now met them, and objected to their conduct:

because the king [is] near of kin to us; being of their tribe, and his palace was within their borders, and therefore they were proper persons to bring him home:

wherefore then be ye angry for this matter? for bringing the king back, and being the first in it; for who so proper as they, not only to do their duty, but to show their affection to the king as early as possible?

have we eaten at all of the king's [cost]? they had maintained themselves at their own expense, going and returning; they had no self-interest or selfish views to serve, but on the contrary had been at a considerable charge to meet the king, and conduct him home:

or hath he given us any gift? no, he had not, nor did they expect any; it was not with a view to any reward that they had taken this step, but purely out of affection to the king, and for the good of their country.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 19:42. Wherefore then be ye angry for this matter? — We have not done this for our own advantage; we have gained nothing by it; we did it through loyal attachment to our king.