1 Samuel 21:9

9 Y el sacerdote respondió: La espada de Goliat el filisteo, que tú venciste en el valle del Alcornoque, está aquí envuelta en un velo detrás del efod; si tú quieres tomarla, tómala; porque aquí no hay otra sino esa. Y dijo David: No hay otra tal; dámela

1 Samuel 21:9 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 21:9

And the priest said, the sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom
thou slewest in the valley of Elah
See ( 1 Samuel 17:2 1 Samuel 17:51 ) ;

behold, it [is here] wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod;
the garment of the high priest, in which were the Urim and Thummim, and the breastplate, or the linen vestments of the priests; see ( 1 Samuel 22:18 ) ; which were laid up in a chamber for their use; and behind them the sword of Goliath was wrapped up in a linen cloth, and reserved as a monument of the goodness of God to Israel, and the salvation of them wrought by the hands of David, who slew Goliath with this his own sword, and brought it with him. The Targum understands this word, rendered "behind", not of the place where the sword was, but of the time when the priest said this, and paraphrases the words,

``after he had inquired for him by the ephod;''

see ( 1 Samuel 22:10 ) ;

if thou wilt take that, take [it];
as if he should say, it is not mine to give thee, but thou mayest take it if thou pleasest; none has a better right to it; it is what thou tookest from the Philistine, and may take it again for thy use if thou art so inclined; and thou must either take this or none:

for [there is] no other save that here;
in the tabernacle, nor even in the priest's house, nor in the city; for it was a city of priests, who did not wear swords:

and David said, [there is] none like that, give it me;
and which, as he was capable of wielding and making use of, as it is plain he was by cutting off Goliath's head with it; so it might serve to strengthen his faith in God, as often as he looked upon it, that he would keep and preserve him, and in due time deliver him out of the hands of Saul, and all his enemies.

1 Samuel 21:9 In-Context

7 Aquel día estaba allí uno de los siervos de Saúl cumpliendo algún voto delante del SEÑOR, el nombre del cual era Doeg, idumeo, principal de los pastores de Saúl

8 Y David dijo a Ahimelec: ¿No tienes aquí a mano lanza o espada? Porque no tomé en mi mano mi espada ni mis armas, por cuanto el mandamiento del rey era apremiante

9 Y el sacerdote respondió: La espada de Goliat el filisteo, que tú venciste en el valle del Alcornoque, está aquí envuelta en un velo detrás del efod; si tú quieres tomarla, tómala; porque aquí no hay otra sino esa. Y dijo David: No hay otra tal; dámela

10 Y levantándose David aquel día, huyó de la presencia de Saúl, y se fue a Aquis rey de Gat

11 Y los siervos de Aquis le dijeron: ¿No es éste David, el rey de la tierra? ¿No es éste a quien cantaban en los corros, diciendo: Hirió Saúl sus miles, y David sus diez miles