1 Samuel 17:35

35 yo lo persigo con un palo y rescato el cordero de su boca. Si el animal me ataca, lo tomo de la quijada y lo golpeo hasta matarlo.

1 Samuel 17:35 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 17:35

And I went out after him
Whether a lion or a bear; but mention after being made of his beard, a lion rather is meant:

and smote him;
with his fist, or rather with his shepherd's staff:

and delivered [it] out of his mouth;
snatched it out from thence, or obliged him to drop it, by beating him:

and when he arose against me;
after he had let go the lamb, threatening to tear him in pieces for attempting to disturb him in his prey, and take it away from him;

I caught [him] by his beard;
such as lions have; hence a lion is often called in Homer ^F7 (liv heugeneiov) , the well-bearded lion. Kimchi thinks the beard with the nether jaw is meant, which David caught hold on:

and smote him, and slew him;
tore him to pieces, as Samson did, ( Judges 14:5 Judges 14:6 ) , or slew him with some weapon in his hand.

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FOOTNOTES:

F7 Iliad. 17. ver. 109. & Iliad. 18. ver. 318.

1 Samuel 17:35 In-Context

33 —¡No seas ridículo! —respondió Saúl—. ¡No hay forma de que tú puedas pelear contra ese filisteo y ganarle! Eres tan solo un muchacho, y él ha sido un hombre de guerra desde su juventud.

34 Pero David insistió:
—He estado cuidando las ovejas y las cabras de mi padre. Cuando un león o un oso viene para robar un cordero del rebaño,

35 yo lo persigo con un palo y rescato el cordero de su boca. Si el animal me ataca, lo tomo de la quijada y lo golpeo hasta matarlo.

36 Lo he hecho con leones y con osos, y lo haré también con este filisteo pagano, ¡porque ha desafiado a los ejércitos del Dios viviente!

37 ¡El mismo Señor
que me rescató de las garras del león y del oso me rescatará de este filisteo!
Así que Saúl por fin accedió:
—Está bien, adelante. ¡Y que el Señor
esté contigo!