2 Samuel 19:20

20 Estoy consciente de cuánto he pecado. Es por eso que he venido aquí este día, siendo el primero en todo Israel
en recibir a mi señor el rey.

2 Samuel 19:20 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 19:20

For thy servant doth know that I have sinned
He was sensible of it, and sorry for it, and publicly acknowledged it before all the men he brought with him, and before all the servants of David; and as a token of the sincerity of his repentance, and as an earnest of his future fidelity, he made this early submission:

therefore, behold, I am come the first this day of all the house of
Joseph, to go down to meet my lord the king;
but why does he make mention of the house of Joseph, when he was of the tribe of Benjamin? Kimchi says that Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh, were called the house of Joseph; and it may be observed that it is sometimes used for all Israel, as in ( Psalms 80:1 ) ; and he was the first of them that came, inasmuch as he came along with the men of Judah, who came first of all to fetch the king back; or Joseph may stand for the tribes of Israel, as distinct from Judah, and he was the first of them; some of the Jewish writers think he makes mention of the name of Joseph, because as the brethren of Joseph used him ill, and he returned good to them; so though he had used David ill, he hoped he would do as Joseph did, return good for evil; and others represent him as suggesting hereby to David, that all Israel had used him ill, and he worse than them all; and now he was come first, and they were all waiting what he would do to him, that if he received him kindly, all would come and make their peace with him.

2 Samuel 19:20 In-Context

18 Cruzaron los vados del Jordán para llevar a todos los de la casa del rey al otro lado del río, ayudándolo en todo lo que pudieron.
Misericordia de David con Simei
Cuando el rey estaba a punto de cruzar el río, Simei cayó de rodillas ante él.

19 —Mi señor el rey, por favor, perdóneme —le rogó—. Olvide la terrible cosa que su siervo hizo cuando usted dejó Jerusalén. Que el rey lo borre de su mente.

20 Estoy consciente de cuánto he pecado. Es por eso que he venido aquí este día, siendo el primero en todo Israel
en recibir a mi señor el rey.

21 Entonces Abisai hijo de Sarvia dijo:
—¡Simei debe morir, porque maldijo al rey ungido por el Señor
!

22 —¿Quién les pidió su opinión a ustedes, hijos de Sarvia? —exclamó David—. ¿Por qué hoy se han convertido en mis adversarios?
¡Este no es un día de ejecución, sino de celebración! ¡Hoy he vuelto a ser el rey de Israel!