1 Samuel 18:13

Listen to 1 Samuel 18:13
13 ApartĂłlo pues SaĂșl de sĂ­, Ă© hĂ­zole capitĂĄn de mil; y salĂ­a y entraba delante del pueblo.

1 Samuel 18:13 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 18:13

Therefore Saul removed him from him
From court, partly that he might be out of his sight, having such an hatred of his person that he could not bear to see him, and partly that he might be safer from any designs of his upon his life, which he might fear, because of his treatment of him:

and made him his captain over a thousand;
not out of respect to him, and in honour of him, but partly to cover his malice, and please the people, and partly in hope that he might be slain by the enemy at the head of his troop:

and he went out and came in before the people;
or at the head of them, as the Targum; he led them out to war, and returned with them in safety, with victory and in triumph, with great honour, and highly respected by them; quite contrary to the intention and hope of Saul.

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1 Samuel 18:13 In-Context

11 Y arrojĂł SaĂșl la lanza, diciendo: EnclavarĂ© ĂĄ David en la pared. Y dos veces se apartĂł de Ă©l David.
12 Mas SaĂșl se temĂ­a de David por cuanto JehovĂĄ era con Ă©l, y se habĂ­a apartado de SaĂșl.
13 ApartĂłlo pues SaĂșl de sĂ­, Ă© hĂ­zole capitĂĄn de mil; y salĂ­a y entraba delante del pueblo.
14 Y David se conducía prudentemente en todos sus negocios, y Jehovå era con él.
15 Y viendo SaĂșl que se portaba tan prudentemente, temĂ­ase de Ă©l.
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