1 Samuel 30:8

Listen to 1 Samuel 30:8
8 David consultó al SEÑOR:—¿Debo perseguir a esa banda? ¿Los voy a alcanzar?—Persíguelos —le respondió el SEÑOR—. Vas a alcanzarlos, y rescatarás a los cautivos.

1 Samuel 30:8 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 30:8

And David inquired of the Lord
That is, by Abiathar, who reported his questions to the Lord in his name:

saying, shall I pursue after this troop?
the large company of the Amalekites, as it appears by what follows they were:

shall I overtake them?
two questions are here put together, and answers returned to them, contrary to a notion of the Jews; (See Gill on 1 Samuel 23:11);

and he answered him, pursue;
which respects the first question:

for thou shall surely overtake [them];
which is an answer to the second question, and a full one, giving full assurance of overtaking; to which is added more than what was inquired about;

and without fail recover [all];
their wives, sons, and daughters, and the spoil that was taken; or "in delivering thou shall deliver" F16, out of the hands of the Amalekites, whatsoever they had taken.


FOOTNOTES:

F16 (lyut luh) "eruendo erues", Pagninus, Montanus; "eripiendo erepturus es", Piscator.
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1 Samuel 30:8 In-Context

6 David se alarmó, pues la tropa hablaba de apedrearlo; y es que todos se sentían amargados por la pérdida de sus hijos e hijas. Pero cobró ánimo y puso su confianza en el SEÑOR su Dios.
7 Entonces le dijo al sacerdote Abiatar hijo de Ajimélec:—Tráeme el efod.Tan pronto como Abiatar se lo trajo,
8 David consultó al SEÑOR:—¿Debo perseguir a esa banda? ¿Los voy a alcanzar?—Persíguelos —le respondió el SEÑOR—. Vas a alcanzarlos, y rescatarás a los cautivos.
9 David partiĂł con sus seiscientos hombres hasta llegar al arroyo de Besor. AllĂ­ se quedaron rezagados
10 doscientos hombres que estaban demasiado cansados para cruzar el arroyo. AsĂ­ que David continuĂł la persecuciĂłn con los cuatrocientos hombres restantes.
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