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1 Samuel 16:2
英文原文
It was the purpose of God that David should be anointed at this time as Saul's successor, and as the ancestor and the type of His Christ. It was not the purpose of God that Samuel should stir up a civil war, by setting up David as Saul's rival. Secrecy, therefore, was a necessary part of the transaction. But secrecy and concealment are not the same as duplicity and falsehood. Concealment of a good purpose, for a good purpose, is clearly justifiable. There is therefore nothing in the least inconsistent with truth in the occurrence here related. Compare Exodus 7:16; Exodus 8:1; Exodus 9:13.
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1 Samuel 16:4
“战惧”——撒母耳来到伯利恒，显然有些异乎寻常之处；长老们知道撒母耳已与扫罗不再友善，便预感将有灾祸。
英文原文
Trembled - There was evidently something unusual in Samuel's coming to Bethlehem; and the elders, knowing that Samuel was no longer at friendship with Saul, foreboded some evil.
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1 Samuel 16:10
七个 - 即包括已经过去的三个在内。看来耶西有八个儿子；但在 1 Chronicles 2:13-15，只归给他七个。
英文原文
Seven - i. e., including the three who had already passed. It appears that Jesse had eight sons; but in 1 Chronicles 2:13-15, only seven are ascribed to him.
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1 Samuel 16:11
我们必不坐席…… - 字面意思是，我们决不转身围桌而坐。
英文原文
We will not sit down ... - . literally, we will not turn round to sit at the table.
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1 Samuel 16:13
耶和华的灵……临到大卫 - 这正是论到众士师和扫罗时所用的同一措辞。见 1 Samuel 10:6 注；Judges 3:10 注；Judges 6:34 注；Judges 11:29 注；Judges 14:18 注；Judges 15:14 注。
英文原文
The Spirit ... came upon David - The exact phrase used of the Judges and Saul. See 1 Samuel 10:6, note; Judges 3:10, note; Judges 6:34, note; Judges 11:29, note; Judges 14:18, note; Judges 15:14, note.
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1 Samuel 16:15
此处所说的“恶魔”，或曰“令人忧郁”的灵，本是“神的灵”，或“耶和华的灵”——它作为神的使者与仆役，受神差遣，要在扫罗身上执行祂公义的目的（参见 1 Kings 22:19-22 注释）。
英文原文
The "evil" or "melancholy" spirit here spoken of was "the Spirit of God," or "of Jehovah," as being God's messenger and minister, sent by Him to execute His righteous purpose upon Saul (see 1 Kings 22:19-22 note).
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1 Samuel 16:16
音乐对身心所具有的医疗功效，尤其是平息怒气、抚慰并安定烦躁不安之心灵的作用，乃是人所共知的。少年大卫以这样的形象呈现在我们眼前——将音乐用于其至高的目的，即使心灵转向平安与爱的和谐——这实在令人深感兴趣。我们可以推断，他的一些诗篇，例如Psalm 23:1-6，当时已经写成。
英文原文
The medicinal effects of music on the mind and body, especially as appeasing anger, and soothing and pacifying a troubled spirit, are well known. It is deeply interesting to have the youthful David thus brought before us, as using music for its highest purpose, that of turning the soul to the harmony of peace and love. We may infer that some of his Psalms, such e. g. as Psalm 23:1-6, were already composed.
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1 Samuel 16:18
大有勇敢的战士…… - 大卫以勇气、技巧、见识和男子气概的俊美而论，名声已经很大。自从“耶和华的灵感动他”以来，他天生的品质和能力已大为增强。他杀死狮子和熊的壮举（见页边参考），正如参孙那些显力的作为（Judges 14:6，Judges 14:19；Judges 15:14）一样，是在同一种超自然的影响之下成就的，而且大概多少已为人所知。
英文原文
A mighty valiant man ... - David's reputation for courage, skill, discretion, and manly beauty, was already great. Since "the Spirit of the Lord came upon him," his natural qualities and powers had been greatly enhanced. His feat of killing the lion and the bear (see the marginal references) had been performed, like Samson's feats of strength Judges 14:6, Judges 14:19; Judges 15:14, under the same supernatural influence, and was probably more or less known.
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1 Samuel 16:21
这节经文与1 Samuel 17:55-58难以调和的难题，可以这样解决：这里的话是大卫初次见扫罗以及他音乐才能的最终结果，因此记载在这里；但它们实际上直到大卫战胜歌利亚之后才成为事实（见1 Samuel 18:2）。完全可以设想，如果大卫只在扫罗面前弹奏过一两次，随后回父家去了好几个月，扫罗就可能认不出他来。
英文原文
The difficulty of reconciling this verse with 1 Samuel 17:55-58, is met thus: The words here are the ultimate sequence of David's first visit to Saul, and of his skill in music, and are therefore placed here; but they did not really come to pass until after David's victory over Goliath (see 1 Samuel 18:2). It is quite conceivable that if David had only played once or twice to Saul, and then returned to his father's house for some months, Saul might not recognize him.
神的旨意是要大卫此时受膏，作扫罗的继任者，并作他的基督的先祖和预表。神的旨意却不是要撒母耳立大卫与扫罗争位、挑起内战。因此，保守秘密是这事必要的部分。然而，保密与隐瞒并不同于口是心非和虚谎。为着良善的目的而隐藏良善的意图，显然是正当的。所以这里所记的事，与真理毫无抵触之处。比较 Exodus 7:16；Exodus 8:1；Exodus 9:13。