1 Samuel 22:7

7 e ele lhes disse: “Ouçam, homens de Benjamim! Será que o filho de Jessé dará a todos vocês terras e vinhas? Será que ele os fará todos comandantes de mil e comandantes de cem?

1 Samuel 22:7 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 22:7

Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him
He took this opportunity of addressing them in the following manner, upon the report of David being at the head of a certain number of men:

hear now, ye Benjamites;
for Saul being of the tribe of Benjamin, his courtiers and his bodyguards chiefly, if not altogether, consisted of persons of that tribe; and therefore as they were under obligation to him, and ought to abide by him, and adhere closely to him, so it was the more ungrateful in them, as he thought, not to be concerned for his honour and interest:

will the son of Jesse give everyone of you fields and vineyards;
as Saul had done, or was capable of doing, and would do if they were faithful to him; whereas it was not in the power of David, whom in contempt he calls the son of Jesse, to do it; and even should he ever be king, and in his power to make such donations, it cannot be thought he would give them to them, but to the favourites of his own tribe:

[and] make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds;
which he now could not do, since he had with him but four hundred men in all; and should his army increase, and the kingdom come into his hands, so far would all of them be from being advanced to posts in the army, that it was probable none of them would, but those of his own tribe and party.

1 Samuel 22:7 In-Context

5 Contudo, o profeta Gade disse a Davi: “Não fique na fortaleza. Vá para Judá”. Então Davi foi para a floresta de Herete.

6 Saul ficou sabendo que Davi e seus homens tinham sido descobertos. Saul estava sentado, com a lança na mão, debaixo da tamargueira, na colina de Gibeá, com todos os seus oficiais ao redor,

7 e ele lhes disse: “Ouçam, homens de Benjamim! Será que o filho de Jessé dará a todos vocês terras e vinhas? Será que ele os fará todos comandantes de mil e comandantes de cem?

8 É por isso que todos vocês têm conspirado contra mim? Ninguém me informa quando meu filho faz acordo com o filho de Jessé. Nenhum de vocês se preocupa comigo nem me avisa que meu filho incitou meu servo a ficar à minha espreita, como ele está fazendo hoje”.

9 Entretanto, Doegue, o edomita, que estava com os oficiais de Saul, disse: “Vi o filho de Jessé chegar em Nobe e encontrar-se com Aimeleque, filho de Aitube.