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1 Samuel 24:2
英文原文
The rocks of the wild goats - To signify the craggy precipitous character of the country.
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1 Samuel 24:3
「藏在洞的深處」——更當譯作「在洞的邊側居住、停留在那裏」。這些洞穴有些非常深廣。凡靠近洞口的人都看得見，但身處洞內隱密處的人卻全然在黑暗中，無法看見；若事情發生在夜間，就更是如此。按詩題所記，Psalm 67:1-7 正是在這場合寫成的。
英文原文
Remained in the sides - Rather, "were in the sides of the cave dwelling or abiding there." Some of these caverns are very deep and spacious. Any one near the mouth of the cave would be visible, but those in the recesses would be quite in the dark and invisible, especially if the incident occurred at night. Psalm 67:1-7, according to the title, was composed on this occasion.
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1 Samuel 24:4
「耶和華向你說的那日」——這是大衛的部下對諸如 1 Samuel 15:28；1 Samuel 16:1、1 Samuel 16:12 這類神預言的轉述。約拿單的話（1 Samuel 20:15；1 Samuel 23:17）清楚表明，這些預言已是眾所周知。
英文原文
The day of which the Lord said ... - This was the version by David's men of such divine predictions as 1 Samuel 15:28; 1 Samuel 16:1, 1 Samuel 16:12. Jonathan's words 1 Samuel 20:15; 1 Samuel 23:17 show clearly that these predictions were known.
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1 Samuel 24:5
「大衛心中自責」——他認為這舉動與他對王當存的尊敬不相稱。
英文原文
David's heart smote him - He thought the action inconsistent with the respect which he owed to the king.
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1 Samuel 24:9
大衛十分清楚，掃羅的宮廷中有些諂媚者，不斷藉着對他的誣告煽動王的心。這解釋了許多詩篇的言辭，例如 Psalm 10、Psalm 11:1-7、Psalm 12:1-8、35，以及其他許多篇。
英文原文
David was quite aware that there were flatterers at Saul's court who were continually inflaming the King's mind by their false accusations against him. This explains the language of many of the Psalms, e. g. Psalm 10; Psalm 11:1-7; Psalm 12:1-8; 35; and many more.
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1 Samuel 24:11
「我父啊」——這是晚輩和地位較低之人所用的敬稱（見 2 Kings 5:13；並比較 1 Samuel 24:16；1 Samuel 25:8）。
英文原文
My father - The respectful address of a junior and an inferior (see 2 Kings 5:13, and compare 1 Samuel 24:16; 1 Samuel 25:8).
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1 Samuel 24:14
「追趕誰呢……」——意即：率領大軍追捕像大衛這樣軟弱無助的個人，與以色列王的尊嚴相稱嗎？
英文原文
After whom ... - i. e., was it consistent with the dignity of the king of Israel to lead armies in pursuit of a weak and helpless individual like David?
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1 Samuel 24:21
「現在你要起誓……」——這與約拿單從前所求的相同（1 Samuel 20:15）。以色列人對後裔與名系的深厚宗族情感，在此處也像別處一樣流露出來。
英文原文
Swear now ... - The same request which Jonathan made 1 Samuel 20:15. The deep, genealogical feeling of the Israelites breaks out here as so often elsewhere.
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1 Samuel 24:22
掃羅似乎並沒有請大衛回基比亞去，也沒有給他任何保證，使他可以平安回去。大衛憑着他敏銳的直覺，看透掃羅心腸的軟化不過是一時，處境依然如故。
英文原文
Saul does not appear to have invited David to return to Gibeah, or to have given him any security of doing so with safety. David, with his intuitive sagacity, perceived that the softening of Saul's feelings was only momentary, and that the situation remained unchanged.
「野山羊的磐石」——表示那地區多岩峭立、險峻如削的地貌。