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1 Samuël 21:11

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11 Doch de knechten van Achis zeiden tot hem: Is deze niet David, de koning des lands? Zong men niet van dezen in de reien, zeggende: Saul heeft zijn duizenden verslagen, maar David zijn tienduizenden?

1 Samuël 21:11 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 21:11

And the servants of Achish said unto him
Who knew who David was, and perceiving that he was respected by Achish:

[is] not this David the king of the land?
of the land of the Philistines; so some render the words, "the king of this land" F17; which belongs unto him for his conquest of Goliath; for this was what was proposed by him, that whoever was the conqueror should possess the kingdom; and seeing it belongs to him, O Achish, why dost thou admit him to court? thou wilt be driven from the throne, and we shall be his servants, and not thine F18: but rather they mean the king of the land of Israel, having heard that he was anointed king by Samuel, and was to succeed Saul; or rather, they called him so because he led out the armies of Israel as their general, and being victorious was more respected than even Saul was; for they had heard what the women sung in their songs as follows:

did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath
slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
which are the burden of their song, ( 1 Samuel 18:7 ) ; and from whence the servants of Achish concluded, that he was in greater authority or honour, and in greater esteem than Saul their king was.


FOOTNOTES:

F17 (Urah Klm) "rex hujus regionis", Vatablus.
F18 Vid. Jarchium & Jesaiam in loc.
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1 Samuël 21:11 In-Context

9 Toen zeide de priester: Het zwaard van Goliath, den Filistijn, denwelken gij sloegt in het eikendal, zie, dat is hier, gewonden in een kleed, achter den efod; indien gij u dat nemen wilt, zo neem het, want hier is geen ander dan dit. David nu zeide: Er is zijns gelijke niet; geef het mij.
10 En David maakte zich op, en vluchtte te dien dage van het aangezicht van Saul; en hij kwam tot Achis, den koning van Gath.
11 Doch de knechten van Achis zeiden tot hem: Is deze niet David, de koning des lands? Zong men niet van dezen in de reien, zeggende: Saul heeft zijn duizenden verslagen, maar David zijn tienduizenden?
12 En David legde deze woorden in zijn hart; en hij was zeer bevreesd voor het aangezicht van Achis, den koning van Gath.
13 Daarom veranderde hij zijn gelaat voor hun ogen, en hij maakte zichzelven gek onder hun handen; en hij bekrabbelde de deuren der poort, en hij liet zijn zever in zijn baard aflopen.
The Dutch Staten Vertaling translation is in the public domain.

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