1 Samuel 30:11

11 Encontraram um egípcio no campo e o trouxeram a Davi. Deram-lhe água e comida:

1 Samuel 30:11 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 30:11

And they found an Egyptian in the field
As they passed along, lying there, having been sick, and was half starved, almost dead:

and brought him to David;
to know what was to be done with him; being in the habit of a soldier, they concluded he might be one of the company they were in pursuit of; but whether they should kill him, or make use of him for intelligence and as a guide, could they bring him to himself, they knew not, and therefore brought him to David:

and gave him bread, and he did eat, and they made him drink water;
both which they had with them for their own use; had he been an Amalekite, and not an Egyptian, they might not have relieved or spared him, but must have destroyed him at once; see ( Deuteronomy 25:19 ) .

1 Samuel 30:11 In-Context

9 Davi e os seiscentos homens que estavam com ele foram ao ribeiro de Besor, onde ficaram alguns,

10 pois duzentos deles estavam exaustos demais para atravessar o ribeiro. Todavia, Davi e quatrocentos homens continuaram a perseguição.

11 Encontraram um egípcio no campo e o trouxeram a Davi. Deram-lhe água e comida:

12 um pedaço de bolo de figos prensados e dois bolos de uvas passas. Ele comeu e recobrou as forças, pois tinha ficado três dias e três noites sem comer e sem beber.

13 Davi lhe perguntou: “A quem você pertence e de onde vem?”Ele respondeu: “Sou um jovem egípcio, servo de um amalequita. Meu senhor me abandonou quando fiquei doente há três dias.