David put soldiers to live among the Syrian people in Damascus. And the people there became his servants and they brought taxes to him. The Lord caused David to win all his fights in every place that he went to. He put soldiers’ camps in every part of the country of Edom. David ruled everyone […]
Lord God, you are God. Your words are true and you have promised these good things to me, your servant. I pray that it will give you pleasure to be good to your servant’s family. And so it will be able to continue for all time. Lord God, you have spoken to me. And if […]
I will be his father and he will be my son. If he does wrong things, I will punish him. I will punish him as a father punishes his son. 2 Samuel 7:14 我要作他的父，他要作我的子；他若犯了罪，我必用人的杖責打他，用人的鞭責罰他。 撒母耳記下 7:14
The Lord’s Covenant Box stayed in his house for three months. And the Lord blessed Obed-Edom and the people in his house and everything that he had. 2 Samuel 6:11 耶和華的約櫃在迦特人俄別‧以東家中三個月；耶和華賜福給俄別‧以東和他的全家。 撒母耳記下 6:11
They came to the place where Nacon always hit his wheat. He hit it until the seeds fell out. There the bulls nearly fell. So Uzzah held the Covenant Box to stop it falling. The Lord was very angry with Uzzah because he did that. So God knocked him down. Uzzah died there, next to […]
When you hear a noise in the tops of the trees like marching men, go quickly to attack them. Do that because the Lord has gone in front of you to hit the Philistine army.’ 2 Samuel 5:24 你聽見桑樹梢上有腳步的聲音，就要急速前去，因為那時耶和華已經在你前頭去攻打非利士人的軍隊。」 撒母耳記下 5:24
David was 30 years old when he became king. And he was king over Israel for 40 years. He ruled over Judah in Hebron for seven years and 6 months. And in Jerusalem he ruled over all Israel and Judah for 33 years. 2 Samuel 5:4-5 大衛登基的時候年三十歲，在位四十年； 在希伯崙作猶大王七年零六個月，在耶路撒冷作以色列和猶大王三十三年。 撒母耳記下 5:4-5
When a man told me, “Saul is dead”, he thought that he was bringing me good news. But I took him and I caused my servants to kill him in Ziklag. That was the gift that I gave him for his news. But you wicked men have killed a man who was not a bad […]
Then all the people came and they asked David to eat some food before the end of the day. But David said, ‘God should punish me if I eat bread or any food before sunset. And I would want him to do it.’ 2 Samuel 3:35 日頭未落的時候，眾民來勸大衛吃飯，但大衛起誓說：「我若在日頭未落以前吃飯，或吃別物，願上帝重重地降罰與我！」 撒母耳記下 3:35
David’s people and Saul’s people continued to fight each other and there was war for a long time. David became stronger and stronger but Saul’s people became weaker and weaker. 2 Samuel 3:1 掃羅家和大衛家爭戰許久。大衛家日見強盛；掃羅家日見衰弱。 撒母耳記下 3:1
