1 Samuel 30:9

9 De modo que David y sus seiscientos hombres salieron y llegaron al arroyo de Besor.

1 Samuel 30:9 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 30:9

So David went, he and the six hundred men that [were] with him,
&c.] Encouraged by the oracle of the Lord:

and came to the brook Besor;
which Adrichomius ^F17 places in the tribe of Simeon; it is thought to be near Gaza. Aristaeus ^F18 speaks of brooks that flowed by Gaza and Ashdod, places that belonged to the Philistines; some take it to be the river of the wilderness in Amos, (See Gill on Amos 6:14):

where those that were left behind stayed:
or a part of them were left, as the Targum; all the six hundred came to this brook, but two hundred of them were left here, ( 1 Samuel 30:10 ) shows, and stayed here till the rest returned; for this is not to be understood of any that were left behind at Ziklag, for all came from thence to this brook.

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FOOTNOTES:

F17 Theatrum Terrae Sanct. p. 133.
F18 Hist. 72. Interpret. p. 41.

1 Samuel 30:9 In-Context

7 Entonces le dijo a Abiatar, el sacerdote:
—¡Tráeme el efod!
Así que Abiatar lo trajo

8 y David le preguntó al Señor
:
—¿Debo perseguir a esta banda de saqueadores? ¿Los atraparé?
Y el Señor
le dijo:
—Sí, persíguelos. Recuperarás todo lo que te han quitado.

9 De modo que David y sus seiscientos hombres salieron y llegaron al arroyo de Besor.

10 Pero doscientos de ellos estaban demasiado cansados para cruzar el arroyo, por lo que David continuó la persecución con cuatrocientos hombres.

11 En el camino encontraron a un egipcio en un campo y lo llevaron a David. Le dieron pan para comer y agua para beber.