1 Samuel 14:21

21 Además, los hebreos que hacía tiempo se habían unido a los filisteos, y que estaban con ellos en el campamento, se pasaron a las filas de los israelitas que estaban con Saúl y Jonatán.

1 Samuel 14:21 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 14:21

Moreover, the Hebrews that were with the Philistines before
that time
Who either were their servants and bondsmen they brought along with them, or such in whose cities they dwelt, or had taken as they came along, and forced into their army; or it may be some of them were renegades from the Israelites, deserters, who for safety and subsistence betook themselves to them as the stronger party. The Greek version reads,

``the servants that were with the Philistines:''

which went up with them into the camp [from the country] round about;
either willingly or by force; the words, "from the country", are not in the text, wherefore some observe, as Kimchi and Abarbinel, that this respects their being round about the camp, and that they were not within it, but without it, that if possible they might escape fighting against the Israelites:

even they also turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul and
Jonathan;
who were now joined; when they saw the dread and confusion in the camp of the Philistines, and them destroying one another, and the Israelites prevailing over them, victorious and pursuing, they took part with them, and assisted them in completing the victory.

1 Samuel 14:21 In-Context

19 Pero mientras hablaban, el desconcierto en el campo filisteo se hizo peor, así que Saúl le dijo al sacerdote: «¡No lo hagas!»

20 En seguida Saúl reunió a su ejército, y todos juntos se lanzaron a la batalla. Era tal la confusión entre los filisteos, que se mataban unos a otros.

21 Además, los hebreos que hacía tiempo se habían unido a los filisteos, y que estaban con ellos en el campamento, se pasaron a las filas de los israelitas que estaban con Saúl y Jonatán.

22 Y los israelitas que se habían escondido en los montes de Efraín, al oír que los filisteos huían, se unieron a la batalla para perseguirlos.

23 Así libró el SEÑOR a Israel aquel día, y la batalla se extendió más allá de Bet Avén.