1 Samuel 23:17

17 “Não tenha medo”, disse ele, “meu pai não porá as mãos em você. Você será rei de Israel, e eu serei o seu segundo em comando. Até meu pai sabe disso”.

1 Samuel 23:17 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 23:17

And he said unto him, fear not
Distrust not the power, providence, and promises of God, nor dread the wrath of Saul, or fear falling into his hands:

for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee;
to lay hold on him, seize him, and do him any hurt:

and thou shalt be king over Israel;
meaning after the death of his father; which he knew either by some special revelation made to him; or rather by being informed he had been anointed by Samuel, and which he had either from Samuel or from David himself; and this he most firmly believed, though David was now in so low a condition:

and I shall be next unto thee;
not succeed him in the kingdom; but if living when he came to the throne, he should be the second man in civil affairs, as he now was, and that he should be content with:

and that also Saul my father knoweth;
having knowledge of the anointing of David by Samuel; or he might, and did conclude this from various circumstances, that David was his neighbour Samuel had told him of, God had given his kingdom to, ( 1 Samuel 15:28 ) .

1 Samuel 23:17 In-Context

15 Quando Davi estava em Horesa, no deserto de Zife, soube que Saul tinha saído para matá-lo.

16 E Jônatas, filho de Saul, foi falar com ele, em Horesa, e o ajudou a encontrar forças em Deus.

17 “Não tenha medo”, disse ele, “meu pai não porá as mãos em você. Você será rei de Israel, e eu serei o seu segundo em comando. Até meu pai sabe disso”.

18 Os dois fizeram um acordo perante o SENHOR. Então, Jônatas foi para casa, mas Davi ficou em Horesa.

19 Alguns zifeus foram dizer a Saul, em Gibeá: “Davi está se escondendo entre nós nas fortalezas de Horesa, na colina de Haquilá, ao sul do deserto de Jesimom.