1 Samuel 20:33

33 Entonces Saúl le arrojó su lanza a Jonatán con la intención de matarlo. Por fin Jonatán se dio cuenta de que su padre realmente había decidido matar a David.

1 Samuel 20:33 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 20:33

And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him
So provoked to wrath was he by what he said. It seems by this that Saul always had a javelin or spear in his hand, which is to be accounted for by the custom of those times; in other countries, as well as in this, the kings used to carry spears in their hands instead of sceptres, and which they used as such; so Justin ^F8, speaking of the times of Romulus, says, that kings in those times had spears, as an ensign of royalty, which the Greeks call sceptres; and so the Greeks called sceptres spears ^F9:

whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay
David;
for since he attempted to smite him, his own son, for speaking on his behalf, it might be well concluded, that such was his settled wrath and malice, that he would if possible kill David, could he get him into his hands.

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FOOTNOTES:

F8 E Trogo, l. 43. c. 3.
F9 Pausanias in Boeoticis, sive, l. 9. p. 606. Vid. Barthii Animadv. ad Claudian in nupt. Honor ver. 119.

1 Samuel 20:33 In-Context

31 Mientras ese hijo de Isaí esté vivo, jamás serás rey. ¡Ahora ve y búscalo para que lo mate!

32 —¿Pero por qué tiene que morir? —le preguntó Jonatán a su padre—. ¿Qué ha hecho?

33 Entonces Saúl le arrojó su lanza a Jonatán con la intención de matarlo. Por fin Jonatán se dio cuenta de que su padre realmente había decidido matar a David.

34 Así que Jonatán dejó la mesa enfurecido y se negó a comer durante ese segundo día del festival, porque estaba destrozado por la vergonzosa conducta de su padre hacia David.

35 A la mañana siguiente, como habían acordado, Jonatán salió al campo acompañado por un muchachito para que le recogiera las flechas.