1 Samuel 14:41

41 E Saul orou ao SENHOR, ao Deus de Israel: “Dá-me a resposta certa”.[a] A sorte caiu em Jônatas e Saul, e os soldados saíram livres.

1 Samuel 14:41 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 14:41

Therefore Saul said to the Lord God of Israel
After the division was made between him and his son on one side, and the people of Israel on the other, and everything was ready for the drawing of the lot; Saul put up to God the following petition, as knowing that though the lot is cast into the lap, the disposing of it is of the Lord:

give a perfect lot;
or man, let it fall upon the guilty person, and let the innocent go free; the Targum is,

``cause it to come in truth;''

let truth and righteousness take place; let the right man be found out, and taken; the petition seems to be too arrogant and presumptuous, and insinuates as if the Lord did not always dispose the lot aright:

and Saul and Jonathan were taken;
the lot being cast, it fell upon them:

but the people escaped;
from the lot, and appeared to be innocent, clear of any blame; so that it was not the sin they had been guilty of, in eating flesh with the blood, which was the cause that no answer was returned.

1 Samuel 14:41 In-Context

39 Juro pelo nome do SENHOR, o libertador de Israel; mesmo que seja meu filho Jônatas, ele morrerá”. Mas ninguém disse uma só palavra.
40 A seguir disse Saul a todos os israelitas: “Fiquem vocês de um lado; eu e meu filho Jônatas ficaremos do outro”.E eles responderam: “Faze o que achares melhor”.
41 E Saul orou ao SENHOR, ao Deus de Israel: “Dá-me a resposta certa”. A sorte caiu em Jônatas e Saul, e os soldados saíram livres.
42 Saul disse: “Lancem sortes entre mim e meu filho Jônatas”. E Jônatas foi indicado.
43 Então Saul disse a Jônatas: “Diga-me o que você fez”.E Jônatas lhe contou: “Eu provei um pouco de mel com a ponta de minha vara. Estou pronto para morrer”.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. A Septuaginta diz "“Por que não respondeste a teu servo hoje? Se a falta está em mim ou no meu filho Jônatas, responde pelo Urim, mas, se os homens de Israel pecaram, responde pelo Tumim”."
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