1 Samuel 30:13

13 —¿A quién perteneces? —le preguntó David—. ¿De dónde vienes?—Soy egipcio —le respondió—, esclavo de un amalecita. Hace tres días caí enfermo, y mi amo me abandonó.

1 Samuel 30:13 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 30:13

And David said unto him, to whom [belongest] thou?
&c.] To what country or people? and to whom among them?

and whence [art] thou?
of what nation? where wast thou born? what countryman art thou? for his being called an Egyptian before seems to be by anticipation, unless it was guessed at by his habit; for until he had eaten and drank he could not speak, and so could not be known by his speech:

for he said, I [am] a young man of Egypt;
that was the country he belonged to, and came from; he was an Egyptian by birth:

servant to an Amalekite;
one of those that had invaded the country, and burnt Ziklag, as it follows:

and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick;
which was very barbarous and cruel to leave him at all, when they had camels with them, ( 1 Samuel 30:17 ) ; and no doubt carriages for their arms, provision, and spoil, and men; and more so to leave him without anybody with him to take care of him, and without any food, when he capable of eating any; but so it was ordered by the providence of God, that should be left to be the instrument of the just ruin of his master, and of the whole troop.

1 Samuel 30:13 In-Context

11 Los hombres de David se encontraron en el campo con un egipcio, y se lo llevaron a David. Le dieron de comer y de beber,

12 y le ofrecieron una torta de higo y dos tortas de uvas pasas, pues hacía tres días y tres noches que no había comido nada. En cuanto el egipcio comió, recobró las fuerzas.

13 —¿A quién perteneces? —le preguntó David—. ¿De dónde vienes?—Soy egipcio —le respondió—, esclavo de un amalecita. Hace tres días caí enfermo, y mi amo me abandonó.

14 Habíamos invadido la región sur de los quereteos, de Judá y de Caleb; también incendiamos Siclag.

15 —Guíanos adonde están esos bandidos —le dijo David.—Júreme usted por Dios —suplicó el egipcio— que no me matará ni me entregará a mi amo. Con esa condición, lo llevo adonde está la banda.