1 Samuel 23:17

17 e disse-lhe: Não temas; porque não te achará a mão de Saul, meu pai; porém tu reinarás sobre Israel, e eu serei contigo o segundo; o que também Saul, meu pai, bem sabe.

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 Vendo, pois, Davi que Saul saíra � busca da sua vida, esteve no deserto de Zife, em Hores.

16 Então se levantou Jônatas, filho de Saul, e foi ter com Davi em Hores, e o confortou em Deus;

17 e disse-lhe: Não temas; porque não te achará a mão de Saul, meu pai; porém tu reinarás sobre Israel, e eu serei contigo o segundo; o que também Saul, meu pai, bem sabe.

18 E ambos fizeram aliança perante o Senhor; Davi ficou em Hores, e Jônatas, voltou para sua casa.

19 Então subiram os zifeus a Saul, a Gibea, dizendo: Não se escondeu Davi entre nós, nos lugares fortes em Hores, no outeiro de Haquila, que está � mão direita de Jesimom