1 Samuel 22:7

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?

1 Samuel 22:7 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 22:7

Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him
He took this opportunity of addressing them in the following manner, upon the report of David being at the head of a certain number of men:

hear now, ye Benjamites;
for Saul being of the tribe of Benjamin, his courtiers and his bodyguards chiefly, if not altogether, consisted of persons of that tribe; and therefore as they were under obligation to him, and ought to abide by him, and adhere closely to him, so it was the more ungrateful in them, as he thought, not to be concerned for his honour and interest:

will the son of Jesse give everyone of you fields and vineyards;
as Saul had done, or was capable of doing, and would do if they were faithful to him; whereas it was not in the power of David, whom in contempt he calls the son of Jesse, to do it; and even should he ever be king, and in his power to make such donations, it cannot be thought he would give them to them, but to the favourites of his own tribe:

[and] make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds;
which he now could not do, since he had with him but four hundred men in all; and should his army increase, and the kingdom come into his hands, so far would all of them be from being advanced to posts in the army, that it was probable none of them would, but those of his own tribe and party.

1 Samuel 22:7 In-Context

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?

8 ¿Es por eso que han conspirado contra mí? Pues ninguno de ustedes me avisó cuando mi propio hijo hizo un pacto solemne con ese hijo de Isaí. Ni siquiera sienten lástima por mí. ¡Imagínense! ¡Mi propio hijo incita al hijo de Isaí para que me mate, tal como está tratando de hacer hoy mismo!

9 Entonces Doeg el edomita, que se encontraba entre los hombres de Saúl, habló:
—Cuando estaba en Nob, vi al hijo de Isaí hablando con el sacerdote Ahimelec, hijo de Ahitob.