1 Samuel 30:9

Listen to 1 Samuel 30:9
9 David partiĂł con sus seiscientos hombres hasta llegar al arroyo de Besor. AllĂ­ se quedaron rezagados

1 Samuel 30:9 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 30:9

So David went, he and the six hundred men that [were] with him,
&c.] Encouraged by the oracle of the Lord:

and came to the brook Besor;
which Adrichomius F17 places in the tribe of Simeon; it is thought to be near Gaza. Aristaeus F18 speaks of brooks that flowed by Gaza and Ashdod, places that belonged to the Philistines; some take it to be the river of the wilderness in Amos, (See Gill on Amos 6:14):

where those that were left behind stayed:
or a part of them were left, as the Targum; all the six hundred came to this brook, but two hundred of them were left here, ( 1 Samuel 30:10 ) shows, and stayed here till the rest returned; for this is not to be understood of any that were left behind at Ziklag, for all came from thence to this brook.


FOOTNOTES:

F17 Theatrum Terrae Sanct. p. 133.
F18 Hist. 72. Interpret. p. 41.
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1 Samuel 30:9 In-Context

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.
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,
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