After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom do you pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.
After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom do you pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.
After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.
After whom has the king of Israel come out? for whom are you searching? for a dead dog, an insect.
After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea?
Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue? A dead dog? A flea?
After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.
After a dead dog - A term used among the Hebrews to signify the most sovereign contempt; see 2 Samuel 16:9. One utterly incapable of making the least resistance against Saul, and the troops of Israel. The same idea is expressed in the term flea. The Targum properly expresses both thus: one who is weak, one who is contemptible.
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?