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1 Samuel 27:5
英文原文
David, with characteristic Oriental subtlety (compare 1 Samuel 21:2), suggests as a reason for leaving Gath that his presence was burdensome and expensive to the king. His real motive was to be more out of the way of observation and control, so as to act the part of an enemy of Saul, without really lifting up his hand against him and his own countrymen of Israel.
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1 Samuel 27:6
洗革拉 - 这城本属西缅支派，位于犹大支派境内（见旁注参考经文），但已被非利士人占据。其确切位置不能确定。
直到今日 - 这短语与“犹大诸王”的称呼连用，暗示此书是在耶罗波安叛离之后、被掳巴比伦之前写成的。
英文原文
Ziklag - This was properly one of the cities of Simeon within the tribe of Judah (marginal references), but it had been taken possession of by the Philistines. The exact situation of it is uncertain.
Unto this day - This phrase, coupled with the title the kings of Judah, implies that this was written after the revolt of Jeroboam, and before the Babylonian captivity.
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1 Samuel 27:8
基述人与非利士人接壤，住在旷野东北尽头的山区（见旁注参考）。他们与住在巴珊东北边界、属亚兰人的基述人（2 Samuel 15:8），是不同的族，或至少是不同的一支。基色拉人（Gezrites，或作Gerzites）或与那给基利心山留下名称的人有关。
英文原文
The Geshurites bordered upon the Philistines, and lived in the mountainous district which terminates the desert on the northeast (marginal reference). They were a different tribe, or, at least, a different branch of it, from the Geshurites who lived on the northeast border of Bashan, and were Arameans 2 Samuel 15:8. The Gezrites, or Gerzites, may be connected with those who gave their name to Mount Gerizim.
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1 Samuel 27:10
耶拉篾人 - 即犹大的儿子法勒斯的儿子希斯仑的儿子耶拉篾的后裔（旁注参考）。因此，他们是“犹大南地”的一部分。
基尼人 - 参见 Numbers 24:21 的注释和 Numbers 4:11；至于他们与亚玛力人相邻而居这一点，参见 1 Samuel 15:6。
英文原文
The Jerahmeelites - i. e. the descendants of Jerahmeel, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah (marginal references). They were therefore a portion of the "south of Judah."
The Kenites - See Numbers 24:21 note; Numbers 4:11; and for their near neighborhood to Amalek, see 1 Samuel 15:6.
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1 Samuel 27:11
消息 - 这个词原文中并没有。它的意思毋宁是“把他们带到迦特去”，作为俘虏和奴隶。所掳的俘囚本来自然会成为战利品的一部分，但大卫不敢把他们带到迦特去，惟恐他的欺骗被人发现。显然，这些部族乃是非利士人的盟友。
英文原文
Tidings - The word is not in the original. The sense rather is "to bring them to Gath," as captives and slaves. The prisoners taken would naturally have been part of the spoil, but David dared not to bring them to Gath lest his deceit should be discovered. Obviously these tribes were allies of the Philistines.
大卫以他特有的东方式机巧（比较 1 Samuel 21:2），提出自己留在迦特对王是重负、耗费必多，作为离开迦特的理由。他真正的动机是要进一步摆脱监视与辖制，好在没有真向扫罗和自己以色列同胞举手攻击的情况下，扮演扫罗仇敌的角色。