1 Samuel 26:7

7 Und David und Abisai kamen zu dem Volke bei der Nacht; und siehe, Saul lag schlafend in der Wagenburg, und sein Speer war in die Erde gesteckt zu seinen Häupten; und Abner und das Volk lagen rings um ihn her.

1 Samuel 26:7 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 26:7

So David and Abishai came to the people by night
Josephus

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 wrongly says, that he took with him both Abishai and Ahimelech; he chose to have but one, for the greater secrecy. This was a bold enterprise, for two men to go into a camp of three thousand men, though it was in the night; when though they might suppose the greater part of them were asleep, yet they could not well suppose this of all, and especially of the guards or sentinels; but no doubt David was moved to this, not merely by the dint of his natural courage, but by the Spirit of God, by whom he might be assured of protection, and that Saul and the people were cast into a deep sleep by the Lord, as they were, ( 1 Samuel 26:12 ) ; and this the Lord moved him to, that he might have an opportunity a second time to convince Saul of his innocence, and that he had no design upon his life:

and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench;
(See Gill on 1 Samuel 26:5);

and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster;
ready to take up and defend himself, should he be surprised; or this was his sceptre, which he always carried about with him, as an ensign of royalty, and by which very probably David knew which was Saul's tent or couch, where he slept:

but Abner and the people lay round about him;
as in ( 1 Samuel 26:5 ) .

F12 Antiqu. l. 6. c. 13. sect. 9.

1 Samuel 26:7 In-Context

5 Und David machte sich auf und kam an den Ort, wo Saul lagerte; und David sah den Ort, wo Saul lag und Abner, der Sohn Ners, sein Heeroberster; Saul lag aber in der Wagenburg, und das Volk lagerte um ihn her.

6 Und David hob an und sprach zu Ahimelech, dem Hethiter, und zu Abisai, dem Sohne der Zeruja, dem Bruder Joabs, und sprach: Wer will mit mir zu Saul in das Lager hinabgehen? Und Abisai sprach: Ich will mit dir hinabgehen.

7 Und David und Abisai kamen zu dem Volke bei der Nacht; und siehe, Saul lag schlafend in der Wagenburg, und sein Speer war in die Erde gesteckt zu seinen Häupten; und Abner und das Volk lagen rings um ihn her.

8 Und Abisai sprach zu David: Heute hat Gott deinen Feind in deine Hand geliefert; und nun laß mich ihn doch mit dem Speere an die Erde spießen, ein einziges Mal, und ich werde es nicht zweimal tun.

9 Aber David sprach zu Abisai: Verderbe ihn nicht! Denn wer streckte seine Hand gegen den Gesalbten Jehovas aus und bliebe schuldlos?