1 Samuel 14:38

38 Así que Saúl dijo:—Todos ustedes, jefes del ejército, acérquense y averigüen cuál es el pecado que se ha cometido hoy.

1 Samuel 14:38 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 14:38

And Saul said, draw ye near hither all the chief of the
people
Or, the corners of the peoples ^F7; the princes, as Jarchi interprets it: and so the Targum, the heads of the people, in allusion to the cornerstones in buildings, which are the ornament, strength, and cement of them, see ( Zechariah 10:4 ) , though Abarbinel thinks the tribes themselves are meant, which lay encamped everyone in a corner by themselves, separated from one another; and these he would have brought together; not the heads only, but everyone, small and great, that it might be seen and known where the sin lay; but he should have observed, that the tribes of Israel were not now present with Saul, but a small number of them:

and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day;
he concluded, from having no answer from the Lord, that sin had been committed, which was the cause of it; but never thought of his own rash oath, which was the cause of the people's sinning, and had brought his son into danger; nor the sin of the people in eating the flesh with the blood; nothing ran in his mind but the breach of the oath with which he had adjured the people, and this he was determined to find out, if possible.

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FOOTNOTES:

F7 (Meh twnp) "anguli populi", Pagninus, Montanus

1 Samuel 14:38 In-Context

36 Y dijo:—Vayamos esta noche tras los filisteos. Antes de que amanezca, quitémosles todo lo que tienen y no dejemos a nadie con vida.—Haz lo que te parezca mejor —le respondieron.—Primero debemos consultar a Dios —intervino el sacerdote.

37 Saúl entonces le preguntó a Dios: «¿Debo perseguir a los filisteos? ¿Los entregarás en manos de Israel?» Pero Dios no le respondió aquel día.

38 Así que Saúl dijo:—Todos ustedes, jefes del ejército, acérquense y averigüen cuál es el pecado que se ha cometido hoy.

39 ¡El SEÑOR y Salvador de Israel me es testigo de que, aun si el culpable es mi hijo Jonatán, morirá sin remedio!Nadie se atrevió a decirle nada.

40 Les dijo entonces a todos los israelitas:—Pónganse ustedes de un lado, y yo y mi hijo Jonatán nos pondremos del otro.—Haga lo que le parezca —respondieron ellos.