1 Samuel 23:27

27 le llegó un mensaje urgente al rey que le informaba que los filisteos nuevamente asaltaban a Israel.

1 Samuel 23:27 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 23:27

But there came a messenger unto Saul
From his court, by order of his council there; though the Jews ^F20 say it was an angel from heaven; but be it which it will, it was certainly the providence of God that directed this affair, that a messenger should come to Saul just at that very time that David was like to fall into his hands:

saying, haste thee, and come, for the Philistines have invaded the
land;
were come into it, and spread themselves in it, as the word signifies, which expresses their numbers they had poured in, the force they came with, and the possessions they had already got; perhaps they had taken the advantage of Saul's departure in quest of David, to penetrate into the tribe of Benjamin, where his patrimony, residence, and court were, and which were liable to fall into their hands; and therefore his presence was immediately required, and haste was necessary.

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FOOTNOTES:

F20 Midrash apud Yalkut in loc.

1 Samuel 23:27 In-Context

25 Cuando David se enteró de que Saúl y sus hombres lo estaban buscando, se internó aún más en el desierto hasta llegar a la roca grande, y permaneció allí en el desierto de Maón. Pero Saúl andaba tras él en el desierto.

26 Saúl y David se encontraban en lados opuestos de una montaña. Justo cuando Saúl y sus hombres comenzaban a cercar a David y a sus hombres,

27 le llegó un mensaje urgente al rey que le informaba que los filisteos nuevamente asaltaban a Israel.

28 Entonces Saúl dejó de perseguir a David y regresó para luchar contra los filisteos. Desde entonces, el lugar donde David acampó se llama Roca de Escape.

29 Después David fue a vivir a las fortalezas de En-gadi.