1 Samuel 19:1

Saúl intenta matar a David

1 Saúl les comunicó a su hijo Jonatán y a todos sus funcionarios su decisión de matar^[a] a David. Pero como Jonatán le tenía tanto afecto a David,

1 Samuel 19:1 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 19:1

And Saul spake to Jonathan his son
Who was heir to his crown; and though he knew he loved David, and was in strict friendship with him, yet he might hope, that as his succession to the kingdom was in danger, as he thought, and that David was his rival in it, his mind would be alienated from him; and that he would listen rather to a father than a friend, and would see where his true interest lay, and abandon David, yea, seek his ruin, which Saul was intent upon

and to all his servants;
who yet pretended to love David, and as he himself said they did, and some of them might; with these he might rather hope to succeed, as they were attached to him, and might be secretly enemies of David, and therefore to these, as well as to his son, he spake, and gave his orders:

that they should kill David;
as if he was a traitor, and an usurper of his throne, and one that had a design upon that, and upon his life; finding he could do nothing by the schemes, and snares, and stratagems, he used in a private manner, he grew outrageous and furious, and openly declared his views, and laid his injunctions on his son and servants to take away David's life, as a very dangerous person to his crown and government.

1 Samuel 19:1 In-Context

1 Saúl les comunicó a su hijo Jonatán y a todos sus funcionarios su decisión de matar a David. Pero como Jonatán le tenía tanto afecto a David,

2 le advirtió: «Mi padre Saúl está buscando una oportunidad para matarte. Así que ten mucho cuidado mañana; escóndete en algún sitio seguro, y quédate allí.

3 Yo saldré con mi padre al campo donde tú estés, y le hablaré de ti. Cuando averigüe lo que pasa, te lo haré saber».

4 Jonatán le habló a su padre Saúl en favor de David:—¡No vaya Su Majestad a pecar contra su siervo David! —le rogó—. Él no le ha hecho ningún mal; al contrario, lo que ha hecho ha sido de gran beneficio para Su Majestad.

5 Para matar al filisteo arriesgó su propia vida, y el SEÑOR le dio una gran victoria a todo Israel. Su Majestad mismo lo vio y se alegró. ¿Por qué ha de pecar contra un inocente y matar a David sin motivo?

Footnotes

• [a]. "comunicó " "… " "su decisión de matar" . Alt. "ordenó … que mataran" .