Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 30:15
And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.
15. company ] Troop, as in 1Sa 30:8, and again in 1Sa 30:23. It is the regular word for a band of roving plunderers. Cp. Psa 18:29. Is it fanciful to think that David there refers to this successful pursuit of the Amalekites? He must always have remembered it as one of the signal mercies of his life.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 15. Swear unto me] At the conclusion of this verse, the Vulgate, Syriac, and Arabic add, that David swore to him. This is not expressed in the Hebrew, but is necessarily implied.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
For his master had told him whither they intended to go, that he might come after them as soon as he could.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
15. Swear unto me by GodWhetherthere was still among these idolatrous tribes a lingering belief inone God, or this Egyptian wished to bind David by the God whom theHebrews worshipped, the solemn sanction of an oath was mutuallyrecognized.
1Sa30:16-31. AND RECOVERSHIS TWOWIVES AND ALLTHE SPOIL.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And David said unto him, canst thou me down to this company?…. That is, show him, or direct him where they were:
and he said, swear unto me by God; the Targum is, by the Word of the Lord; but it is highly probable this man had no notion of Jehovah, and his Word, or of the true God; only that there was a God, and that an oath taken by him was solemn, sacred, and inviolable, and might be trusted to and depended on:
that thou wilt neither kill me; for he found now he was in the hands of those whose city he had been concerned in plundering and burning, and so might fear his life was in danger:
nor deliver me into the hands of my master; who had been a cruel one to him, and therefore would gladly be clear of him; and if he had nothing else against him, his late usage of him was sufficient to raise his resentment of him:
and I will bring thee down to this company; or show him where they were, having heard them say where they would stop, and make merry, and divide their spoil; and perhaps his master might tell him they would be at such a place at such a time, where, if he was better, he might come to them; the Vulgate Latin version adds, “and David swore to him”: which, though not expressed in the original text, was no doubt done by him; and the Syriac and Arabic versions begin 1Sa 30:16 thus, “when David had sworn to him”.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
This Egyptian then conducted David, at his request, when he had sworn that he would neither kill him nor deliver him up to his master, down to the hostile troops, who were spread over the whole land, eating, drinking, and making merry, on account of all the great booty which they had brought out of the land of the Philistines and Judah.
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
(15) By God.The oath was to be by Elohim, not by Jehovah, of whom the Egyptian knew nothing.
And I will bring thee down.His accurate knowledge of the route taken by the Amalekites, and his clear account of the late raid, show that he was a person of no ordinary ability; he was probably an Egyptian merchant or wealthy trader captured in some border fray.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
1Sa 30:15. I will bring thee down to this company Houbigant adds after these words, and David sware to him; following the Syriac and Arabic. The words might certainly be understood, if they are not expressed.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
1Sa 30:15 And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.
Ver. 15. That thou wilt neither kill me. ] For a traitor to mine own company, and therefore not fit to live. How the Turkish Basha punished him that betrayed the Rhodes to him, is well known. Men hate the traitor, though they love the treason: the traitor is odious, though the treason may be commodious.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
company = troop, as 1Sa 30:8.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Swear: 1Sa 29:6, Jos 2:12, Jos 9:15, Jos 9:19, Jos 9:20, Eze 17:13, Eze 17:16, Eze 17:19
nor deliver: Deu 23:15, Deu 23:16
Reciprocal: Gen 21:23 – swear Gen 26:31 – sware Jdg 1:24 – we will 2Sa 19:23 – sware Pro 30:10 – Accuse not
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Sa 30:15. Nor deliver me into the hand of my master It is likely his master had been cruel to him, and therefore he had no mind to serve him any longer. I will bring thee down to this company For, it is probable, his master had told him whither they intended to go, that he might come after them as soon as he could.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
30:15 And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, {g} Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.
(g) For others were in all ages held in most reverence, even among the heathen.