1 Samuel 22:5

5 Un día el profeta Gad dijo a David: «Deja la fortaleza y vuelve a la tierra de Judá». Entonces David fue al bosque de Haret.

1 Samuel 22:5 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 22:5

And the prophet Gad said unto David
Who either accompanied him in his exile, or was sent unto him on this account, being one of the company of the prophets, over whom Samuel was president, ( 1 Samuel 19:20 ) ;

abide not in the hold, depart, and get thee into the land of Judah;
this seems to confirm it that the hold David was in was not the cave of Adullam, because that was in the tribe of Judah; but rather some hold in the land of Moab, which he is directed by the prophet to leave, and go into the country of Judah, his own tribe, where Saul would not be so forward to pursue him, and where he would be among his friends, and in the way, upon Saul's death, to be anointed king over Judah; besides, appearing more openly would show the innocence of his cause, and his confidence in the Lord, more than to lurk about in a foreign land:

then David departed;
from "Mizpeh" in "Moab"; or, however, from the hold in which he was:

and came into the forest of Hareth;
where he would have places and opportunity enough to hide himself as he saw fit. Jerom ^F1 speaks of a village called Arath, where David abode, to the west of Jerusalem. Kimchi says this was a dry barren place, but for the sake of David it was made by the Lord a well watered and fruitful one.

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FOOTNOTES:

F1 De loc. Heb. fol. 88. L.

1 Samuel 22:5 In-Context

3 Después David se dirigió a Mizpa de Moab, donde le pidió al rey: «Por favor, permite que mi padre y mi madre vivan aquí contigo hasta que sepa lo que Dios tiene pensado para mí».

4 Así que los padres de David se quedaron en Moab con el rey durante todo el tiempo que David vivió en la fortaleza.

5 Un día el profeta Gad dijo a David: «Deja la fortaleza y vuelve a la tierra de Judá». Entonces David fue al bosque de Haret.

6 Las noticias de su llegada a Judá pronto alcanzaron a Saúl. En ese momento, el rey estaba sentado debajo de un árbol de tamarisco en la colina de Guibeá, con su lanza en la mano y rodeado de sus oficiales.

7 —¡Escuchen bien, hombres de Benjamín! —les gritó Saúl a sus oficiales al oír las noticias—. ¿Acaso ese hijo de Isaí les ha prometido a cada uno de ustedes campos y viñedos? ¿Les ha prometido a todos hacerlos generales y capitanes de su ejército?