1 Samuel 23:17

17 Et il lui dit: Ne crains point; car la main de Saül, mon père, ne te trouvera point, mais tu régneras sur Israël, et moi je serai le second après toi; et Saül, mon père, le sait bien aussi.

1 Samuel 23:17 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 23:17

And he said unto him, fear not
Distrust not the power, providence, and promises of God, nor dread the wrath of Saul, or fear falling into his hands:

for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee;
to lay hold on him, seize him, and do him any hurt:

and thou shalt be king over Israel;
meaning after the death of his father; which he knew either by some special revelation made to him; or rather by being informed he had been anointed by Samuel, and which he had either from Samuel or from David himself; and this he most firmly believed, though David was now in so low a condition:

and I shall be next unto thee;
not succeed him in the kingdom; but if living when he came to the throne, he should be the second man in civil affairs, as he now was, and that he should be content with:

and that also Saul my father knoweth;
having knowledge of the anointing of David by Samuel; or he might, and did conclude this from various circumstances, that David was his neighbour Samuel had told him of, God had given his kingdom to, ( 1 Samuel 15:28 ) .

1 Samuel 23:17 In-Context

15 David, voyant donc que Saül était sorti pour chercher sa vie, se tenait au désert de Ziph, dans la forêt.

16 Alors Jonathan, fils de Saül, se leva, et s'en alla vers David, à la forêt, et le fortifia en Dieu;

17 Et il lui dit: Ne crains point; car la main de Saül, mon père, ne te trouvera point, mais tu régneras sur Israël, et moi je serai le second après toi; et Saül, mon père, le sait bien aussi.

18 Ils traitèrent donc, tous deux, alliance devant l'Éternel. Et David demeura dans la forêt, et Jonathan retourna en sa maison.

19 Or, les Ziphiens montèrent vers Saül à Guibea, et lui dirent: David ne se tient-il pas caché parmi nous, dans les lieux forts, dans la forêt, au coteau de Hakila, qui est au midi de la région désolée