2 Samuel 19:11

11 Entonces el rey David envió a los sacerdotes Sadoc y Abiatar para que les dijeran a los ancianos de Judá: «¿Por qué son ustedes los últimos en dar la bienvenida al rey en su regreso al palacio? Pues he oído que todo Israel está listo.

2 Samuel 19:11 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 19:11

And King David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests
Who were at Jerusalem, and in his interest; perhaps by Ahimaaz and Jonathan their sons:

saying, speak unto the elders of Judah;
particularly those that were at Jerusalem, with whom they had an interest:

saying, why are ye the last to bring back the king to his house?
to his palace at Jerusalem, since David was of their tribe, and was first anointed their king: what might make them the more backward to it was their being so deep in the rebellion, which was formed and cherished among them, and brought to the height it was, through their connivance and encouragement, both at Hebron and Jerusalem; and therefore they might fear the resentment of David, and that he would not be easily reconciled unto them:

seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, [even] to his
house:
or he has received invitations from all the tribes of Israel to return to his house or palace at Jerusalem; and so this was a part of the message of David to the priests, to be told to the elders as an aggravation of their backwardness, and as an argument to excite them to their duty; though some think these are the words of the historian, to be inserted in a parenthesis, as in our version.

2 Samuel 19:11 In-Context

9 Y por todas las tribus de Israel había mucha discusión y disputa. La gente decía: «El rey nos rescató de nuestros enemigos y nos salvó de los filisteos, pero Absalón lo echó del país.

10 Ahora Absalón, a quien ungimos para que nos gobernara, está muerto. ¿Por qué no pedirle a David que regrese y sea nuestro rey otra vez?».

11 Entonces el rey David envió a los sacerdotes Sadoc y Abiatar para que les dijeran a los ancianos de Judá: «¿Por qué son ustedes los últimos en dar la bienvenida al rey en su regreso al palacio? Pues he oído que todo Israel está listo.

12 ¡Ustedes son mis parientes, mi propia tribu, mi misma sangre! ¿Por qué son los últimos en dar la bienvenida al rey?».

13 Además David les pidió que le dijeran a Amasa: «Como eres de mi misma sangre, al igual que Joab, que Dios me castigue y aun me mate si no te nombro comandante de mi ejército en su lugar».