1 Samuele 30:9

9 Davide dunque andò coi seicento uomini che avea seco, e giunsero al torrente Besor, dove quelli ch’erano rimasti indietro si fermarono:

1 Samuele 30:9 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 30:9

So David went, he and the six hundred men that [were] with him,
&c.] Encouraged by the oracle of the Lord:

and came to the brook Besor;
which Adrichomius ^F17 places in the tribe of Simeon; it is thought to be near Gaza. Aristaeus ^F18 speaks of brooks that flowed by Gaza and Ashdod, places that belonged to the Philistines; some take it to be the river of the wilderness in Amos, (See Gill on Amos 6:14):

where those that were left behind stayed:
or a part of them were left, as the Targum; all the six hundred came to this brook, but two hundred of them were left here, ( 1 Samuel 30:10 ) shows, and stayed here till the rest returned; for this is not to be understood of any that were left behind at Ziklag, for all came from thence to this brook.

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FOOTNOTES:

F17 Theatrum Terrae Sanct. p. 133.
F18 Hist. 72. Interpret. p. 41.

1 Samuele 30:9 In-Context

7 Davide disse al sacerdote Abiathar, figliuolo di Ahimelec: "Ti prego, portami qua l’efod". E Abiathar portò l’efod a Davide.

8 E Davide consultò l’Eterno, dicendo: "Debbo io dar dietro a questa banda di predoni? la raggiungerò io?" L’Eterno rispose: "Dàlle dietro, poiché certamente la raggiungerai, e potrai ricuperare ogni cosa".

9 Davide dunque andò coi seicento uomini che avea seco, e giunsero al torrente Besor, dove quelli ch’erano rimasti indietro si fermarono:

10 ma Davide continuò l’inseguimento con quattrocento uomini: duecento erano rimasti addietro, troppo stanchi per poter attraversare il torrente Besor.

11 Trovarono per la campagna un Egiziano, e lo menarono a Davide. Gli diedero del pane, ch’egli mangiò, e dell’acqua da bere;