1 Samuel 14:21

Listen to 1 Samuel 14:21
21 Y los hebreos que habĂ­an estado con los filisteos de ayer y anteayer, y habĂ­an venido con ellos de los alrededores al campamento, tambiĂ©n Ă©stos se volvieron del lado de los israelitas que estaban con SaĂșl y con JonatĂĄn.

1 Samuel 14:21 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 14:21

Moreover, the Hebrews that were with the Philistines before
that time
Who either were their servants and bondsmen they brought along with them, or such in whose cities they dwelt, or had taken as they came along, and forced into their army; or it may be some of them were renegades from the Israelites, deserters, who for safety and subsistence betook themselves to them as the stronger party. The Greek version reads,

``the servants that were with the Philistines:''

which went up with them into the camp [from the country] round about;
either willingly or by force; the words, "from the country", are not in the text, wherefore some observe, as Kimchi and Abarbinel, that this respects their being round about the camp, and that they were not within it, but without it, that if possible they might escape fighting against the Israelites:

even they also turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul and
Jonathan;
who were now joined; when they saw the dread and confusion in the camp of the Philistines, and them destroying one another, and the Israelites prevailing over them, victorious and pursuing, they took part with them, and assisted them in completing the victory.

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1 Samuel 14:21 In-Context

19 Y aconteciĂł que estando aĂșn hablando SaĂșl con el sacerdote, el alboroto que habĂ­a en el campamento de los filisteos se aumentaba, e iba creciendo en gran manera. Entonces dijo SaĂșl al sacerdote: DetĂ©n tu mano.
20 Y juntando SaĂșl todo el pueblo que con Ă©l estaba, vinieron hasta el lugar de la batalla; y he aquĂ­ que el cuchillo de cada uno era vuelto contra su compañero, y la mortandad era grande.
21 Y los hebreos que habĂ­an estado con los filisteos de ayer y anteayer, y habĂ­an venido con ellos de los alrededores al campamento, tambiĂ©n Ă©stos se volvieron del lado de los israelitas que estaban con SaĂșl y con JonatĂĄn.
22 Asimismo todos los israelitas que se habían escondido en el monte de Efraín, oyendo que los filisteos huían, ellos también los persiguieron en aquella batalla.
23 AsĂ­ salvĂł el SEÑOR a Israel aquel dĂ­a. Y llegĂł el alcance hasta Bet-avĂ©n.
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