Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and
were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and
pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim.
LES PHILISTINS ONT RASSEMBLÉ LEURS ARMÉES - vingt-sept ans après
leur renversement à Michmash. Ayant maintenant r... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by
the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the
Philistines.
SAÜL ET LES HOMMES D'ISRAËL ... CAMPÉS PAR LA VALLÉE D'ELA [
bª`eemeq (H6010) ] - une plaine longue, large et déprimée, située
entre deux chaînes parallèl... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel
stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between
them.
ET IL Y AVAIT UNE VALLÉE ENTRE EUX , [ wªhagayª' (H1516), le
ravin]. `` Un examen attentif de la localité montrerait, ce que, en
effet, une inspection p... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines,
named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
IL EST SORTI UN CHAMPION - Hébreu, un homme entre deux; i: e., une
personne qui, de la part de son propre peuple, s'est engagée à
résoudre la querelle nationale en s'... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a
coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of
brass.
CASQUE EN LAITON. Le casque philistin avait l'apparence d'une rangée
de plumes encastrées dans une tiare, ou bande de métal, à laquelle
étaient attach... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass
between his shoulders.
GRÈVES EN LAITON - bottes pour la défense de la jambe, montant
près du genou, et sans pieds, se terminant à la cheville, en cuir de
taureau, bois , ou dans une plaque de métal, mais arrondie à la
forme de la j... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's
head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield
went before him.
BÂTON DE SA LANCE - plutôt moins de cinq pieds de long, et capable
d'être utilisé comme javelot (1 Samuel 19:10). Il avait une tête de
fer.
C... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND HE STOOD AND CRIED UNTO THE ARMIES OF ISRAEL, AND SAID UNTO THEM,
WHY ARE YE COME OUT TO SET YOUR BATTLE IN ARRAY? AM NOT I A
PHILISTINE, AND YE SERVANTS TO SAUL? CHOOSE YOU A MAN FOR YOU, AND LET
HIM COME DOWN TO ME._
No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give
me a man, that we may fight together.
JE DÉFIE LES ARMÉES D'ISRAËL ... DONNEZ-MOI UN HOMME, QUE NOUS
PUISSIONS COMBATTRE ENSEMBLE. En cas de combat unique, un guerrier
sortait devant de son parti, et, avançant vers les rangs opp... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_WHEN SAUL AND ALL ISRAEL HEARD THOSE WORDS OF THE PHILISTINE, THEY
WERE DISMAYED, AND GREATLY AFRAID._
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose
name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for
an old man in the days of Saul.
Comparez les notes à 1 Samuel 16:14 - 1 Samuel 16:23. Le manuscrit du
Vatican de la Septante omet tout le passage (1 Samuel 17:12... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah
of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy
brethren;
PRENEZ MAINTENANT POUR VOS FRÈRES. À cette époque, les campagnes
duraient rarement plus de quelques jours. Les soldats étaient des
volontaires ou... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and
look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
APPORTEZ CES DIX FROMAGES AU CAPITAINE - pour attirer son attention.
[ `aseret (H6235) charitseey (H2757) hechaalaab (H2461), dix boutures
(tranches de lait caillé - i: e., Froma... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_NOW SAUL, AND THEY, AND ALL THE MEN OF ISRAEL, WERE IN THE VALLEY OF
ELAH, FIGHTING WITH THE PHILISTINES._
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a
keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to
the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for
the battle.
DAVID ... A LAISSÉ LE MOUTON AVEC UN GARDIEN , [ shomeer (H8104)] -
un gardie... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_FOR ISRAEL AND THE PHILISTINES HAD PUT THE BATTLE IN ARRAY, ARMY
AGAINST ARMY._
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the
carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.
DAVID A LAISSÉ SA VOITURE ENTRE LES MAINS DU GARDIEN DE LA VOITURE -
littéralement, il a laissé les navires (magasins) sur lui (dont il
était chargé) dans le main du g... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the
Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the
Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard
them.
ET PENDANT QU'IL PARLAIT ... GOLIATH ... PARLAIT SELON LES MÊMES
MOTS - i: e., répéta le déf... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND ALL THE MEN OF ISRAEL, WHEN THEY SAW THE MAN, FLED FROM HIM, AND
WERE SORE AFRAID._
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up?
surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who
killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give
him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel.
LES HOMMES D'ISRAËL ONT D... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND DAVID SPAKE TO THE MEN THAT STOOD BY HIM, SAYING, WHAT SHALL BE
DONE TO THE MAN THAT KILLETH THIS PHILISTINE, AND TAKETH AWAY THE
REPROACH FROM ISRAEL? FOR WHO IS THIS UNCIRCUMCISED PHILISTINE, THAT
HE SHOULD DEFY THE ARMIES OF THE LIVING GOD?_
No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and
Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou
down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the
wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for
thou art come down that tho... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
DAVID A DIT: QU'AI-JE FAIT MAINTENANT? N'Y A-T-IL PAS UNE CAUSE? - i:
e., N'y a-t-il pas force et raison dans ce que j'ai dit? L'état de
notre pays est-il si désespéré qu'il n'y a aucun espoir qu'un
Israélite puisse, avec l'aide ou Dieu... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same
manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.
ET IL SE DÉTOURNA DE LUI VERS UN AUTRE, ET PARLA DE LA MÊME
MANIÈRE. Ses demandes avides furent adressées à diverses personnes,
jusqu'à ce que, dans la providence di... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND WHEN THE WORDS WERE HEARD WHICH DAVID SPAKE, THEY REHEARSED THEM
BEFORE SAUL: AND HE SENT FOR HIM._ NO JFB COMMENTARY ON THESE VERSES.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this
Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man
of war from his youth.
SAÜL DIT À DAVID: TU N'ES PAS CAPABLE D'ALLER CONTRE CE PHILISTIN
POUR COMBATTRE AVEC LUI. Le roi a jugé d'après les apparences, ce
qui l'a ame... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and
there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:
DAVID DIT À SAÜL: TON SERVITEUR A GARDÉ LES BREBIS DE SON PÈRE.
Le sens de la réponse était que, bien qu'il soit un jeune cru et
indiscipliné, il n'a pas manqué de... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his
mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and
smote him, and slew him.
JE SUIS SORTI APRÈS LUI ET JE L'AI FRAPPÉ. Les actes concernent
deux rencontres différentes; car ces animaux, comme toutes les bêtes
de... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_THY SERVANT SLEW BOTH THE LION AND THE BEAR: AND THIS UNCIRCUMCISED
PHILISTINE SHALL BE AS ONE OF THEM, SEEING HE HATH DEFIED THE ARMIES
OF THE LIVING GOD._
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the
lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the
hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be
with thee.
LE SEIGNEUR QUI M'A DÉLIVRÉ DE LA PATTE DU LION , [ miyad (H3027)]
- de la m... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass
upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail.
SAÜL ARMA DAVID DE SON ARMURE. Les anciens Hébreux étaient
particulièrement attentifs à la sécurité personnelle de leurs
guerriers; et par conséquent, Saul a équipé le jeune... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for
he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with
these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him.
IL A TESTÉ POUR ALLER , [ wayo'el (H422) laaleket (H1980)] - et il a
essayé (a commencé) de partir... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones
out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, even
in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the
Philistine.
IL A PRIS SON BÂTON DANS SA MAIN , [ maqlow (H4731)] - sa tige, sa
tige, staff... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND THE PHILISTINE CAME ON AND DREW NEAR UNTO DAVID; AND THE MAN THAT
BARE THE SHIELD WENT BEFORE HIM._
No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to
me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. DAVID
MAUDIT PAR SES DIEUX , [ bee'ªlohaayw (H430)] - par son dieu (Dagon),
comme le mot est utilisé, Esdras 1:3. Le paraphraste chaldéen, cité
par Dean Stanley, représen... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy
flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.
LE PHILISTIN A DIT ...... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword,
and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of
the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast
defied.
DIT DAVID AU PHILISTIN. Lorsque deux champions se rencontraient, ils
faisaient géné... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_THIS DAY WILL THE LORD DELIVER THEE INTO MINE HAND; AND I WILL SMITE
THEE, AND TAKE THINE HEAD FROM THEE; AND I WILL GIVE THE CARCASES OF
THE HOST OF THE PHILISTINES THIS DAY UNTO THE FOWLS OF THE AIR, AND TO
THE WILD BEASTS OF THE EARTH; THAT ALL THE EARTH MAY KNOW THAT THERE
IS A GOD IN ISRAEL._... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang
it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into
his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.
FRAPPEZ LE PHILISTIN SUR SON FRONT - à l'ouverture pour les yeux.
C'était la seule partie exposée de... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_SO DAVID PREVAILED OVER THE PHILISTINE WITH A SLING AND WITH A STONE,
AND SMOTE THE PHILISTINE, AND SLEW HIM; BUT THERE WAS NO SWORD IN THE
HAND OF DAVID._
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his
sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut
off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion
was dead, they fled.
IL LUI A COUPÉ LA TÊTE - non pas comme une preuve de la mort du
géant, car... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued
the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of
Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to
Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron.
SHAARAIM (VOIR JOSUÉ 15:36 ), MÊME À GATH, ET À EKRON... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL RETURNED FROM CHASING AFTER THE
PHILISTINES, AND THEY SPOILED THEIR TENTS._
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to
Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.
DAVID PRIT LA TÊTE DU PHILISTIN ET L'AMENA À JÉRUSALEM. Cela
devait être à une certaine période future, car les Jébusites
détenaient toujours le fort (2 Samuel 5:7).
MAIS IL A MIS SON ARM... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto
Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And
Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.
SAUL ... DIT À ABNER ... DONT LE FILS EST CE JEUNE? Un jeune homme
est plus parlé dans de nombreux pays... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the king said, Inquire thou whose son the stripling is.
RENSEIGNEZ-VOUS SUR LE FILS DONT LE JEUNE EST , [ haa`aalem (H5958),
un jeune en âge de se marier; Septante, ho neaniskos]. La copie du
Vatican de la Septante omet les quatre derniers versets de ce
chapitre, ainsi que le paragraphe entie... [ Continuer la lecture ]