El panorama
1 Samuel 26 abre con “And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the…”, cambia cerca del versículo 13 con “Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a…” y termina con “Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
Las Escrituras junto al resumen
1 Samuel · Versión King James · 251 Samuel 26:1-7
Versículos 1–7: The Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide…
1 Samuel 26:1–7 abre con “And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of…” y llega a “So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla 1 Samuel 26 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 2 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is…” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
“Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek…” El número three hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
“And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and…” Nombrar a Saul y David mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
1 Samuel 26:1-7
Versión King James1And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?
2Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
3And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.
4David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed.
5And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him.
6Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.
7So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.
1 Samuel 26:8-14
Versículos 8–14: Said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand…
1 Samuel 26:8–14 abre con “Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now…” y llega a “And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla 1 Samuel 26 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 2 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I…” Nombrar a Abishai y David mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD’s anointed, and be…” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
“David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
1 Samuel 26:8-14
Versión King James8Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.
9And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD’s anointed, and be guiltless?
10David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.
11The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the LORD’s anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.
12So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul’s bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon them.
13Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being between them:
14And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king?
1 Samuel 26:15-21
Versículos 15–21: David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee…
1 Samuel 26:15–21 abre con “And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel…” y llega a “Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla 1 Samuel 26 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 3 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not…” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
“This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your…” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen anointed, bolster, cruse. Su relación con los versículos 15 y 17 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“And Saul knew David’s voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O…” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
1 Samuel 26:15-21
Versión King James15And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord.
16This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the LORD’s anointed. And now see where the king’s spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.
17And Saul knew David’s voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.
18And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?
19Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD ; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD , saying, Go, serve other gods.
20Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD : for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.
21Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.
1 Samuel 26:22-25
Versículos 22–25: David answered and said, Behold the king’s spear! and let one of the…
1 Samuel 26:22–25 abre con “And David answered and said, Behold the king’s spear! and let one of the young men come over and…” y llega a “Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla 1 Samuel 26 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And David answered and said, Behold the king’s spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.” El número one hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
1 Samuel 26:22-25
Versión King James22And David answered and said, Behold the king’s spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.
23The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the LORD delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD’s anointed.
24And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the LORD , and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.
25Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
1 Samuel 26:1 comienza con “And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
1 Samuel 26:13 forma un giro natural: “Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being between them:”
La nota final
1 Samuel 26:25 deja al lector con “Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul…”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras David, LORD, Saul, Abner, hand, king ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.