1 Samuel 17:11

11 Cuando Saúl y todo Israel oyeron estas palabras del filisteo, se acobardaron y tuvieron gran temor.

1 Samuel 17:11 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 17:11

When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine,
&c.] For they were delivered with such a tone and strength of voice, as to be heard very generally, at least by many, and which soon was reported through the whole army:

they were dismayed, and greatly afraid;
which may seem strange, when there were so many valiant men among them, as Saul himself, who had behaved with so much courage against the Ammonites, Philistines, and Amalekites; but now the Spirit of God was departed from him, and he was become timorous and fearful; and though he was much better than he had been, yet still he was not the man of spirit and resolution as before: there was also Abner, the general of his army, a very valiant man, a great man in Israel, and yet appears not on this occasion; and, what is more wonderful, Jonathan the son of Saul was present, as appears from ( 1 Samuel 18:1 ) who had not only smitten a garrison of the Philistines, but with one man more only had attacked another garrison, and routed the whole army of the Philistines, and yet now shows not his head against a single man: so it is when God cuts off the spirits of princes, or takes away their courage; victory over this man, and the glory of it, were reserved for David; and all this fear and dread throughout the armies of Israel were suffered, that he might appear the more glorious.

1 Samuel 17:11 In-Context

9 Si es capaz de pelear conmigo y matarme, entonces seremos vuestros siervos; pero si yo lo venzo y lo mato, entonces seréis nuestros siervos y nos serviréis.

10 De nuevo el filisteo dijo: Hoy desafío a las filas de Israel; dadme un hombre para que luchemos mano a mano.

11 Cuando Saúl y todo Israel oyeron estas palabras del filisteo, se acobardaron y tuvieron gran temor.

12 David era hijo del efrateo de Belén de Judá, llamado Isaí, y éste tenía ocho hijos. Isaí en los días de Saúl era ya viejo, avanzado en años entre los hombres.

13 Y los tres hijos mayores de Isaí habían ido con Saúl a la guerra. Los nombres de los tres hijos que fueron a la guerra eran: Eliab, el primogénito, Abinadab, el segundo, y Sama, el tercero.