Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag; DAVID A SÉJOURNÉ DEUX JOURS À ZIKLAG. Bien que considérablement réduite par les incendiaires amalécites, cette ville a été complètement saccagée et d... [ Continuer la lecture ]
It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance. UN HOMME EST SORTI DU CAMP DE SAÜL. Puisque le récit de la mort de Saül, do... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND DAVID SAID UNTO HIM, FROM WHENCE COMEST THOU? AND HE SAID UNTO HIM, OUT OF THE CAMP OF ISRAEL AM I ESCAPED._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord. LA COURONNE - une petite coiffe ou couronne métallique, qui encercl... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_THEN DAVID TOOK HOLD ON HIS CLOTHES, AND RENT THEM; AND LIKEWISE ALL THE MEN THAT WERE WITH HIM:_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite. D'OÙ ES-TU? L'homme avait au départ déclaré qui il était. Mais la question était maintenant formellement et judiciairement posée.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD's anointed? COMMENT N'AS-TU PAS EU PEUR D'ÉTENDRE LA MAIN POUR DÉTRUIRE L'OINT DU SEIGNEUR? Cette phrase, "l'oint du Seigneur", a été tellement ses hommes aussi, que les nations voisines en vinrent à... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND DAVID CALLED ONE OF THE YOUNG MEN, AND SAID, GO NEAR, AND FALL UPON HIM. AND HE SMOTE HIM THAT HE DIED._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD's anointed. DAVID A DIT ... TON SANG , [ daamªkaa (H1818), tes sangs] - i: e., sang-culpabilité. Le châtiment infligé aux Amalécites peut sembler trop sévère, mais le resp... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son: DAVID S'EST PLAINT AVEC CETTE LAMENTATION. Il a toujours été de coutume pour les peuples de l'Est, à la mort des grands rois et guerriers, de célébrer leurs qualités et leurs actes dans des chants funéraires. Cette élég... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_(ALSO HE BADE THEM TEACH THE CHILDREN OF JUDAH THE USE OF THE BOW: BEHOLD, IT IS WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF JASHER.)_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen! LA BEAUTÉ D'ISRAËL - littéralement, la gazelle ou l'antilope d'Israël (cf. 2 Samuel 2:18; 1 Chroniques 12:8; Cantique des Cantiqu 2:7; Cantique des Cantiqu 3:5). Dans les pays de l'Est, cet animal est le type choisi d... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. NE LE DITES PAS À GATH ... À l'époque de David, Gath était l'une des principales villes du territoire philistin, classée en termes de pop... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil. LES MONTAGNES DE GILBOA , [ haareey (H2022) ba-Gilboa` (H1533)]. Gil... [ Continuer la lecture ]
From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty. DU SANG DU TUÉ, DE LA GRAISSE DU PUISSANT , [ gibowriym (H1368)] . Certains pensent que ce terme était destiné à décrire la taille gigantesque des Philistins; m... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_SAUL AND JONATHAN WERE LOVELY AND PLEASANT IN THEIR LIVES, AND IN THEIR DEATH THEY WERE NOT DIVIDED: THEY WERE SWIFTER THAN EAGLES, THEY WERE STRONGER THAN LIONS._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel. VOUS, FILLES D'ISRAËL. Il s'agit des bandes de jeunes femmes, appartenant aux villes d'Israël, qui ont afflué en grand nombre pour rencontrer le général et son... [ Continuer la lecture ]