1 Samuel 14:1-8

1 Plan intrépido de Jonatán
Cierto día, Jonatán le dijo a su escudero: «Ven, vamos a donde está la avanzada de los filisteos». Pero Jonatán no le dijo a su padre lo que pensaba hacer.

2 Mientras tanto, Saúl y sus seiscientos hombres acamparon en las afueras de Guibeá alrededor del árbol de granadas
de Migrón.

3 Entre los hombres de Saúl estaba Ahías, el sacerdote, que vestía el efod, el chaleco sacerdotal. Ahías era hijo de Ahitob, hermano de Icabod, hijo de Finees, hijo de Elí, sacerdote del Señor
que había servido en Silo.
Nadie se dio cuenta de que Jonatán había dejado el campamento israelita.

4 Para llegar al puesto de avanzada de los filisteos, Jonatán tuvo que descender de entre dos peñascos llamados Boses y Sene.

5 Un peñasco estaba al norte, frente a Micmas; el otro estaba al sur, delante de Geba.

6 —Crucemos hasta la avanzada de esos paganos —le dijo Jonatán a su escudero—. Tal vez el Señor
nos ayude, porque nada puede detener al Señor
. ¡Él puede ganar la batalla ya sea que tenga muchos guerreros o solo unos cuantos!

7 —Haz lo que mejor te parezca —respondió el escudero—. Estoy contigo, decidas lo que decidas.

8 —Muy bien —le dijo Jonatán—. Cruzaremos y dejaremos que nos vean.

1 Samuel 14:1-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST SAMUEL 14

This chapter gives an account of an adventure of Jonathan and his armourbearer smiting a garrison of the Philistines, 1Sa 14:1-14, which with other circumstances struck terror into the whole army; which being observed by Saul's spies, he and his men went out against them, and being joined by others, pursued them, and obtained a complete victory, 1Sa 14:15-23, but what sullied the glory of the day was a rash oath of Saul's, adjuring the people not to eat any food till evening which Jonathan not hearing of ignorantly broke, 1Sa 14:24-31 and which long fasting made the people so ravenous, that they slew their cattle, and ate them with the blood, contrary to the law of God, for which they were reproved by Saul, 1Sa 14:32-34, upon which he built an altar, and inquired of the Lord whether he should pursue the Philistines all that night till morning, but had no answer; which made him conclude sin was committed, and which he inquired after, declaring that if it was his own son Jonathan that had committed it he should surely die, 1Sa 14:35-39, the people being silent, he cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonathan; who had it not been for the resolution of the people that rescued him out of his hands, because of the great salvation he had wrought, must have died, 1Sa 14:40-46 and the chapter is cited with an account of Saul's battles with the neighbouring nations in general, and of his family, 1Sa 14:47-52.