1 Samuel 28:2

2 Und David sprach zu Achis: So sollst du denn auch erfahren, was dein Knecht tun wird. Und Achis sprach zu David: So will ich dich denn zum Hüter meines Hauptes setzen alle Tage.

1 Samuel 28:2 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 28:2

And David said to Achish, surely thou shalt know what thy
servant can do
By which he would have Achish understand, and so he did, that he would exert himself in favour of the Philistines, and against Israel, and do great and brave things, of which Achish would be, made sensible, through his heroic courage and valour; though he meant rather what he could and should do for Israel against the Philistines, if he had an opportunity: but it seems best of all to consider David as quite undetermined, and at a loss what to do, hoping that God in his providence would extricate him out of this difficulty, and direct him what he should do, which then Achish would know; and accordingly he was delivered out of it:

and Achish said to David:
putting confidence in him on account of his answer, and believing he was hearty in engaging in the war with the Philistines against Israel:

therefore will I make thee keeper of mine head for ever;
the captain of his bodyguard, which post he should hold for life; or he proposed to put him into this post, that he might be with him, near his person, and under his eye, that he might observe how he behaved himself; which may show some suspicion of him.

1 Samuel 28:2 In-Context

1 Und es geschah in jenen Tagen, da versammelten die Philister ihre Heere zum Kriege, um wider Israel zu streiten. Und Achis sprach zu David: Wisse bestimmt, daß du mit mir ins Lager ausziehen sollst, du und deine Männer.

2 Und David sprach zu Achis: So sollst du denn auch erfahren, was dein Knecht tun wird. Und Achis sprach zu David: So will ich dich denn zum Hüter meines Hauptes setzen alle Tage.

3 (Samuel aber war gestorben, und ganz Israel hatte um ihn geklagt und ihn zu Rama, in seiner Stadt, begraben. Und Saul hatte die Totenbeschwörer und die Wahrsager aus dem Lande weggeschafft.)

4 Und die Philister versammelten sich, und sie kamen und lagerten sich zu Sunem. Und Saul versammelte ganz Israel, und sie lagerten sich auf dem Gilboa.

5 Und als Saul das Heer der Philister sah, fürchtete er sich, und sein Herz zitterte sehr.