1 Samuel 19:1

1 Saúl intenta matar a David
Saúl les dijo a sus siervos y a su hijo Jonatán que asesinaran a David; pero Jonatán, debido a su profundo cariño por 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 intenta matar a David
Saúl les dijo a sus siervos y a su hijo Jonatán que asesinaran a David; pero Jonatán, debido a su profundo cariño por David,

2 le contó acerca de los planes de su padre. «Mañana por la mañana —lo previno—, deberás encontrar un lugar donde esconderte en el campo.

3 Yo le pediré a mi padre que vaya allí conmigo y le hablaré de ti. Luego te informaré todo lo que pueda averiguar».

4 A la mañana siguiente, Jonatán habló con su padre acerca de David, diciéndole muchas cosas buenas de él.
—El rey no debe pecar contra su siervo David —le dijo Jonatán—. Él nunca ha hecho nada para dañarte. Siempre te ha ayudado en todo lo que ha podido.

5 ¿Te has olvidado de aquella vez cuando arriesgó su vida para matar al gigante filisteo y de cómo el Señor
le dio, como resultado, una gran victoria a Israel? Ciertamente estabas muy contento en aquel entonces. ¿Por qué habrías de matar a un hombre inocente como David? ¡No hay ningún motivo en absoluto!