1 Samuel 21:11

11 Pero los siervos de Aquis le dijeron: ¿No es éste David, el rey de la tierra? ¿No cantaban de él en las danzas, diciendo: "Saúl mató a sus miles, y David a sus diez miles"?

1 Samuel 21:11 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 21:11

And the servants of Achish said unto him
Who knew who David was, and perceiving that he was respected by Achish:

[is] not this David the king of the land?
of the land of the Philistines; so some render the words, "the king of this land" ^F17; which belongs unto him for his conquest of Goliath; for this was what was proposed by him, that whoever was the conqueror should possess the kingdom; and seeing it belongs to him, O Achish, why dost thou admit him to court? thou wilt be driven from the throne, and we shall be his servants, and not thine ^F18: but rather they mean the king of the land of Israel, having heard that he was anointed king by Samuel, and was to succeed Saul; or rather, they called him so because he led out the armies of Israel as their general, and being victorious was more respected than even Saul was; for they had heard what the women sung in their songs as follows:

did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath
slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
which are the burden of their song, ( 1 Samuel 18:7 ) ; and from whence the servants of Achish concluded, that he was in greater authority or honour, and in greater esteem than Saul their king was.

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FOOTNOTES:

F17 (Urah Klm) "rex hujus regionis", Vatablus.
F18 Vid. Jarchium & Jesaiam in loc.

1 Samuel 21:11 In-Context

9 Entonces el sacerdote dijo: He aquí, la espada de Goliat el filisteo, a quien mataste en el valle de Ela, está envuelta en un paño detrás del efod; si quieres llevártela, tómala, porque aquí no hay otra sino ésa. Y David dijo: Como ésa no hay otra; dámela.

10 David se levantó y huyó aquel día de Saúl, y fue a donde estaba Aquis, rey de Gat.

11 Pero los siervos de Aquis le dijeron: ¿No es éste David, el rey de la tierra? ¿No cantaban de él en las danzas, diciendo: "Saúl mató a sus miles, y David a sus diez miles"?

12 David tomó en serio estas palabras y temió grandemente a Aquis, rey de Gat.

13 Y se fingió demente ante sus ojos y actuaba como loco en medio de ellos; escribía garabatos en las puertas de la entrada y dejaba que su saliva le corriera por la barba.