Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 26:24
And, 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.
24. was much set by ] For the expression cp. 1Sa 18:30, though a different Heb. word is used here: lit. “was great.”
deliver me out of all tribulation ] Cp. Psa 34:17; Psa 54:7.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes,…. Or “magnified” y; and made great account of, as being the life of the king of Israel, and the Lord’s anointed, and so spared:
so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the Lord; he does not say in the eyes of Saul, as it should have been by way of retaliation, and as it might have been expected he would have said; but he had no dependence on Saul, nor expected justice to be done him by him; but he prays that his life might be precious in the sight of Lord, and taken care of, and protected by him, as he believed it would:
and let him deliver me out of all tribulation; for as yet he did not think himself quite out of it, notwithstanding all that Saul had said, but believed the Lord would deliver him in due time; from him alone he looked for it, and on him he depended.
y “magnificata est”, V. L. Pagninus, Montanus.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
1Sa 26:24 And, 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.
Ver. 24. And, behold, as thy life, &c. ] What brave rhetoric is here! what heart could be so hard as to resist it? Ipsa Suada, credo, si loqui posset, non potuisset .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
life = soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
as thy life: Psa 18:25, Mat 5:7, Mat 7:2
let him deliver: Gen 48:16, Psa 18:1, *title Psa 18:48, Psa 34:17, Psa 34:18, Psa 144:2, Act 14:22, 2Co 1:9, 2Co 1:10, 2Th 3:2, Rev 7:14
Reciprocal: 1Sa 26:21 – my soul 2Sa 22:1 – and out 2Ki 1:14 – let my life 1Ch 12:17 – God Psa 7:4 – I have Psa 54:7 – For he Psa 119:87 – but I forsook