1 Samuele 19:4

4 Gionatan adunque parlò a Saulle, suo padre, di Davide, in bene; e gli disse: Il re non voglia già peccare contro al suo servitore, contro a Davide; perciocchè egli non ha peccato contro a te; ed anche perchè i suoi fatti ti sono stati grandemente utili;

1 Samuele 19:4 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 19:4

And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father
Observed to him what a good man be was, and what good things he had done, what wisdom and prudence he had shown in the management of all his affairs, what valour and courage in all his expeditions, what faithfulness and integrity to his king and country in every instance:

and said unto him, let not the king sin against his servant, against
David;
by taking away his life; which would have been a great sin indeed, a sin against the law of God, which forbids murder, and which would have been attended with sad aggravations of cruelty and ingratitude:

because he hath not sinned against thee;
had not disobeyed any of his orders, but faithfully served him in everything, and much less ever thought to take away his life, or seize his crown, as he might imagine:

and because his works [have been] to thee-ward very good;
by slaying the Philistines, when he and his army were in the utmost terror; by driving away the evil spirit from him, through playing on his harp before him; as well as by commanding his troops, and leading them against the Philistines, and obtaining victory over them.

1 Samuele 19:4 In-Context

2 laonde Gionatan dichiarò la cosa a Davide, dicendo: Saulle, mio padre, cerca di farti morire; ora dunque guardati, ti prego, domattina, e tienti in alcun luogo occulto, e nasconditi.

3 Ed io, stando allato a mio padre, uscirò fuori al campo ove tu sarai, e parlerò di te a mio padre; e se io scorgo alcuna cosa, io te la farò sapere.

4 Gionatan adunque parlò a Saulle, suo padre, di Davide, in bene; e gli disse: Il re non voglia già peccare contro al suo servitore, contro a Davide; perciocchè egli non ha peccato contro a te; ed anche perchè i suoi fatti ti sono stati grandemente utili;

5 ed egli ha messa la vita sua a rischio, e ha percosso il Filisteo, e il Signore ha operata per lui una gran liberazione a tutto Israele; tu l’hai veduto, e te ne sei rallegrato; perchè dunque peccheresti contro al sangue innocente, facendo morir Davide senza ragione?

6 E Saulle attese alle parole di Gionatan, e giurò: Come il Signore vive, egli non sarà fatto morire.