1 Samuele 28:2

2 E Davide disse ad Achis: Tu conoscerai adunque ciò che il tuo servitore farà. Ed Achis disse a Davide: Ed io adunque ti costituirò guardia della mia persona in perpetuo.

1 Samuele 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 Samuele 28:2 In-Context

1 OR avvenne in que’ dì che i Filistei adunarono i lor campi in una massa di esercito per guerreggiare contro ad Israele. Ed Achis disse a Davide: Sappi pure che tu e la tua gente uscirete meco alla guerra.

2 E Davide disse ad Achis: Tu conoscerai adunque ciò che il tuo servitore farà. Ed Achis disse a Davide: Ed io adunque ti costituirò guardia della mia persona in perpetuo.

3 Or Samuele era morto, e tutti gl’Israeliti ne aveano fatto cordoglio, e l’aveano seppellito in Rama, nella sua città. Or Saulle avea tolti via dal paese quelli che aveano lo spirito di Pitone e gl’indovini.

4 Essendosi adunque i Filistei adunati, vennero, e si accamparono in Sunem; Saulle adunò anch’egli tutto Israele, e si accamparono in Ghilboa.

5 E Saulle, veduto il campo de’ Filistei, ebbe paura, e il cuor suo fu grandemente spaventato.