1 Samuel 14:15-23

A Vitória de Israel sobre os Filisteus

15 Então caiu terror sobre todo o exército, tanto sobre os que estavam no acampamento e no campo como sobre os que estavam nos destacamentos, e até mesmo nas tropas de ataque. O chão tremeu e houve um pânico terrível.^[a]

16 As sentinelas de Saul em Gibeá de Benjamim viram o exército filisteu se dispersando, correndo em todas as direções.

17 Então Saul disse aos seus soldados: “Contem os soldados e vejam quem está faltando”. Quando o fizeram, viram que Jônatas e seu escudeiro não estavam presentes.

18 Saul ordenou a Aías: “Traga a arca de Deus”. Naquele tempo ela estava com os israelitas.^[b]

19 Enquanto Saul falava com o sacerdote, o tumulto no acampamento filisteu ia crescendo cada vez mais. Então Saul disse ao sacerdote: “Não precisa trazer a arca”^[c]

20 Na mesma hora Saul e todos os soldados se reuniram e foram para a batalha. Encontraram os filisteus em total confusão, ferindo uns aos outros com suas espadas.

21 Alguns hebreus que antes estavam do lado dos filisteus e que com eles tinham ido ao acampamento filisteu, passaram para o lado dos israelitas que estavam com Saul e Jônatas.

22 Quando todos os israelitas que haviam se escondido nos montes de Efraim ouviram que os filisteus batiam em retirada, também entraram na batalha, perseguindo-os.

23 Assim o SENHOR concedeu vitória a Israel naquele dia, e a batalha se espalhou para além de Bete-Áven.

1 Samuel 14:15-23 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.

Footnotes

• [a]. Ou "um pânico de Deus"
• [b]. A Septuaginta diz "“Traga o colete sacerdotal”. Naquele tempo ele usava o colete sacerdotal diante dos israelitas."
• [c]. Hebraico: "“Retire a sua mão”."