1 Samuel 14:1-7

1 Y aconteció que un día Jonatán, hijo de Saúl, dijo al joven que llevaba su armadura: Ven y pasemos a la guarnición de los filisteos que está al otro lado. Pero no se lo hizo saber a su padre.

2 Saúl estaba situado en las afueras de Guibeá, debajo del granado que está en Migrón, y la gente que estaba con él eran unos seiscientos hombres;

3 y Ahías, hijo de Ahitob, hermano de Icabod, hijo de Finees, hijo de Elí, el sacerdote del SEÑOR en Silo, llevaba un efod. Y el pueblo no sabía que Jonatán se había ido.

4 Y entre los desfiladeros por donde Jonatán intentaba cruzar a la guarnición de los filisteos, había un peñasco agudo por un lado, y un peñasco agudo por el otro lado; el nombre de uno era Boses y el nombre del otro Sene.

5 Uno de los peñascos se levantaba al norte, frente a Micmas, y el otro al sur, frente a Geba.

6 Y Jonatán dijo al joven que llevaba su armadura: Ven y pasemos a la guarnición de estos incircuncisos; quizá el SEÑOR obrará por nosotros, pues el SEÑOR no está limitado a salvar con muchos o con pocos.

7 Y su escudero le respondió: Haz todo lo que tengas en tu corazón; ve, pues aquí estoy contigo a tu disposición.

1 Samuel 14:1-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST SAMUEL 14

This chapter gives an account of an adventure of Jonathan and his armourbearer smiting a garrison of the Philistines, 1Sa 14:1-14, which with other circumstances struck terror into the whole army; which being observed by Saul's spies, he and his men went out against them, and being joined by others, pursued them, and obtained a complete victory, 1Sa 14:15-23, but what sullied the glory of the day was a rash oath of Saul's, adjuring the people not to eat any food till evening which Jonathan not hearing of ignorantly broke, 1Sa 14:24-31 and which long fasting made the people so ravenous, that they slew their cattle, and ate them with the blood, contrary to the law of God, for which they were reproved by Saul, 1Sa 14:32-34, upon which he built an altar, and inquired of the Lord whether he should pursue the Philistines all that night till morning, but had no answer; which made him conclude sin was committed, and which he inquired after, declaring that if it was his own son Jonathan that had committed it he should surely die, 1Sa 14:35-39, the people being silent, he cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonathan; who had it not been for the resolution of the people that rescued him out of his hands, because of the great salvation he had wrought, must have died, 1Sa 14:40-46 and the chapter is cited with an account of Saul's battles with the neighbouring nations in general, and of his family, 1Sa 14:47-52.