1 Samuel 21:8

8 David le preguntó a Ahimelec:
—¿Tienes una lanza o una espada? El asunto del rey era tan urgente que ¡ni siquiera me dio tiempo de tomar un arma!

1 Samuel 21:8 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 21:8

And David said unto Ahimelech
After he had given him some of the loaves of the shewbread:

and is there not here under thine hand spear or sword?
any weapon, meaning in the tabernacle, and in his keeping, and at his disposal; he knew the sword of Goliath was there, and perhaps had a principal view to it, and put this question in order to get that in his possession:

for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me;
neither his sword, nor any part of his armour, but was come quite naked and unarmed and, as he pretended,

because the king's business required haste;
still continuing his lie; whereas the true reason was, he was let down in haste by his wife through a window of his house, and could not stay to take his armour with him; and had lain hid for some time, and passed incognito from place to place, and without armour, that he might be the less known and observed, and least suspected; though it may seem strange that Jonathan had not provided him with a sword.

1 Samuel 21:8 In-Context

6 Como no había otro alimento disponible, el sacerdote le dio el pan sagrado: el pan de la Presencia que se ponía delante del Señor
en el tabernáculo. Justo en ese día había sido reemplazado por pan recién horneado.

7 Aquel día estaba allí Doeg el edomita, jefe de los pastores de Saúl, que había sido detenido delante del Señor
.

8 David le preguntó a Ahimelec:
—¿Tienes una lanza o una espada? El asunto del rey era tan urgente que ¡ni siquiera me dio tiempo de tomar un arma!

9 —Solo tengo la espada de Goliat el filisteo, a quien tú mataste en el valle de Ela —le contestó el sacerdote—. Está envuelta en una tela detrás del efod. Tómala si quieres, porque es la única que tengo.
—¡Esta espada es sin igual —respondió David—, dámela!

10 Entonces David escapó de Saúl y fue donde el rey Aquis de Gat.