1 Samuel 12:15

15 Mas si no oyereis la voz del SEÑOR, y si fuereis rebeldes a las palabras del SEÑOR, la mano del SEÑOR será contra vosotros como contra vuestros padres

1 Samuel 12:15 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 12:15

But if ye will not obey the voice of the Lord, but rebel
against the commandment of the Lord
They and their king, by sinning, disregarding his precepts, both affirmative and negative:

then shall the hand of the Lord be against you;
by sending some judgments upon them, as famine, sword, or pestilence, particularly captivity and subjection to their enemies:

as it was against your fathers;
who had no king; and it is suggested that their case, who had one, would be no better than theirs; their king would not be able to save them from the hand of God: the words in the original are, "and against your fathers" ^F13; which is interpreted in the Talmud ^F14 of their fathers dead, and in their graves, and of their enemies digging them up, and taking them out in contempt; but much better, by Kimchi, of their kings, who are, or should be, fathers of their subjects, as Augustus Caesar was called the father of his; and so the Septuagint version renders it, "and upon their king"; signifying that both they and their king should feel the weight of the hand of the Lord, if they rebelled against him.

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 (Mkytbabw) "et contra patres vestros", Pagninus, Tigurine version.
F14 T. Bab. Yebamot, fol. 63. 2.

1 Samuel 12:15 In-Context

13 Ahora, pues, ved aquí vuestro rey que habéis elegido, el cual pedisteis; ya veis que el SEÑOR ha puesto sobre vosotros rey

14 Si temiereis al SEÑOR y le sirviereis, y oyereis su voz, y no fuereis rebeldes a la palabra del SEÑOR, así vosotros como el rey que reina sobre vosotros, seréis en pos del SEÑOR vuestro Dios

15 Mas si no oyereis la voz del SEÑOR, y si fuereis rebeldes a las palabras del SEÑOR, la mano del SEÑOR será contra vosotros como contra vuestros padres

16 Esperad aún ahora, y mirad esta gran cosa que el SEÑOR hará delante de vuestros ojos

17 ¿No es ahora la siega de los trigos? Yo clamaré al SEÑOR, y él dará truenos y aguas; para que conozcáis y veáis que es grande vuestra maldad que habéis hecho en los ojos del SEÑOR, pidiéndoos rey