Verse 23<\/span>. That which the Lord hath given us<\/B><\/I>] He very properly attributes this victory to God; the numbers of the Amalekites being so much greater than his own. Indeed, as many fled away on camels as were in the whole host of David.<\/P> <\/p>\n Ye shall not do so, my brethren:<\/B> he useth his power and authority to overrule them; but manageth it with all sweetness, calling them brethren; not only as of the same nation and religion with him, but as his fellow soldiers. <\/P> With that which the Lord hath given us; <\/B>what he hath freely imparted to us, we should not unkindly and injuriously withhold from our brethren. <\/P> <\/p>\n Then said David, ye shall not do so, my brethren<\/strong>,…. Though he saw through their wickedness, and disapproved of the bad sentiments they had embraced, yet he deals gently with them, calling them brethren, being of the same nation and religion, and his fellow soldiers; yet at the same time keeps up and maintains his dignity and authority as a general, and declares it should not be as they willed, and gives his reasons for it, that it was not fit they should do as they pleased:<\/p>\n with that which the Lord hath given us<\/strong>; what they had was given them, and therefore, as they had freely received, they should freely give; and what was given them, was not given to them only, but to the whole body, by the Lord:<\/p>\n who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand<\/strong>; it was not by their own power and might that they got the victory over the enemy, and the spoil into their hands, but it was through the Lord only; and therefore, as they should not assume the honour of the victory to themselves, so neither should they claim the spoil as wholly belonging to them.<\/p>\n (23) Ye shall not do so my brethren.<\/strong>Translate Do not so my brethren with that which the Lord hath given us, that is, in respect to that which the Lord, &c. Ewald prefers to render the phrase as an ejaculatory oath, By that which the Lord, &c. Some commentators here quote a passage from Polybius, where a similar scene is depicted as having taken place after the capture of Nova Carthago, where Publius Scipio decided that the spoil then taken should be divided equally among the troops that had been actually engaged, and the reserves and the sick among the soldiery, and those in the army who had been detached from the main body on special service.<\/p>\n 23<\/strong>. <\/strong> Ye shall not do so <\/strong> Strong in the glory of his victory, and in his confidence in God, David is not now afraid of mutiny among his men, and bravely speaks his mind. <\/p>\n Which the Lord hath given us <\/strong> They owed their victory to the overruling providence of Jehovah, but of this David’s men were prone to be forgetful.<\/p>\n 1Sa 30:23-25<\/span><\/em><\/strong>. <\/strong>Ye shall not do so, my brethren<\/em><\/strong><\/strong> David pronounced, in contrariety to the inhuman resolutions of some evil men who attended him, that they who went down to battle, and they who stayed behind to guard the goods and provisions of the army, should share alike in the enemy’s spoil; well knowing that there was as much merit in contributing to save a citizen, as in destroying an enemy; and that those who now stayed behind had no other demerit than that of a weaker constitution. Chalcondylas tells us, (lib. 5:) that the Pisidians went further, and gave part of the spoil to those who staid at home and guarded the houses; and God himself appointed half to those who staid at home in the war with Midian. Numbers 31<\/span>. This determination of David’s became a law among the Israelites from that day: and we have reason to believe, that it lasted as long as the Jewish polity did, and was restored with it; and it is generally understood to have been practised by the Maccabees. 2 Maccabees 8 : <\/p>\n REFLECTIONS.<\/strong>1st. David, having encouraged himself in God in this his great distress, addresses himself to him for direction. <\/p>\n 1. He orders Abiathar to bring the ephod, and inquire whether he should go down after these spoilers, and whether he should overtake them; he receives a command to go, and an assurance of success. Had he consulted God before his expedition with the Philistines, perhaps all his trouble might have been prevented. It is good to be made wise by past oversights. 3. God brings them a guide: a wretched Egyptian lies in their way, sunk under the complicated pressures of sickness and want, speechless, and ready to expire. The men bring him to David, and compassion moves him to relieve so miserable an object. The refreshment they gave him soon brought him to his senses, and enabled him to give an account of himself, and say to whom he belonged. He was an Egyptian, and servant to an Amalekite, as indeed his treatment shewed. Being overtaken with sickness, occasioned by his hard service, his inhuman master had deserted him, and left him barbarously to perish for want. He gives David an account of their expedition, their ravages on the south of Judah, and their capture of Ziklag; and, at David’s request, having by an oath bound him not to deliver him up to his cruel master, offers to bring him down to the place where these plunderers were. Note; <\/em>(1.) Great events often depend on very trivial and unexpected incidents. (2.) No man is so mean and despicable, as to be beneath our notice: we know not how much good or evil the weakest instruments may do us. (3.) He is a cruel and an Amalekite master, who, when his poor servants are sick, dismisses them hastily, and leaves them to shift for themselves while they are so disabled and helpless. (4.) Nothing is ever lost by compassion: charity usually brings its own reward. <\/p>\n 4. The Amalekites are surprised in the midst of their feast. Triumphing in their success, and concluding themselves safe from all fear of being pursued, military order was neglected; all were busy in eating, drinking, and dancing, spending the evening in mirth and jollity; when David and his men suddenly fell upon them, and, without resistance, put them to the sword. The pursuit continued till the evening of the next day, and not an Amalekite escaped, except four hundred young men, who owed their preservation to the swiftness of the camels, or dromedaries, on which they rode. All the spoil of their camp fell into the victor’s hands: they recovered not only all they had lost, particularly David’s wives, who are mentioned as the dearest and nearest to his heart, but also the flocks and herds of the Amalekites, which in triumph were driven home before them as David’s spoil. Note; <\/em>(1.) Security is the destruction of the sinner. (2.) Death unseen is hovering over many a soul which to dance and song devotes the day, and little thinks, in the midst of the throng of pleasures, how near he stands on the brink of never-ending pain. (3.) In prosperity they will be caressed and honoured, who in distress were, like David, insulted. (4.) The Son of David has recovered out of the hands of sin and Satan all that poor sinners had lost, and enriched his faithful people with better spoils than these flocks and herds, even with treasures which robbers can never steal, and mansions of glory, which are incorruptible, undefiled, and never fade away. <\/p>\n 2nd, We have here David returning triumphant, and laden with spoil. 2. The same wicked men, who had talked so mutinously against their leader, now shew the same inhumanity and uncharitableness to their brethren; and would greedily rob them, not only of part of the spoils, but of all that was their own, except their wives and children, which, left thus stript and destitute, would be but a burthen to them. Note; <\/em>The covetous heart is hardened against the sufferings of the needy. <\/p>\n 3. David rejects so unreasonable a proposal. It was highly ungrateful to God, whose hand alone had given them the victory. It was most injurious to their brethren, who, not by choice, but necessity, were left behind, and even then were employed in the needful service of guarding the baggage. David, therefore, commands an equal distribution to be made between them all. Herein they acquiesced, overcome by his persuasion, and overawed by his authority. Note; <\/em>Resolute firmness is needful in a commander to restrain factious spirits. <\/p>\n 4. David generously distributes his own share of the spoil among his friends in Judah and elsewhere, in gratitude for the favour and protection that they had shewed him during his haunts among them. Note; <\/em>(1.) Every gracious soul must be generous: he who gives a new heart gives a liberal hand. (2.) They who have shewn us kindness deserve a recompence whenever God puts it in our power. (3.) They who are disposed to receive the Son of David for their king, will be enriched by his munificence, not merely with the gifts of grace in time, but with the riches of glory in eternity. <\/p>\n 1Sa 30:23 Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.<\/p>\n Ver. 23. Ye shall not do so, my brethren.<\/strong> ] So they were by place and race, but not by grace; but he hoped they might become better hereafter; and therefore giveth them this compellation.<\/p>\n my brethren: Gen 19:7, Jdg 19:23, Act 7:2, Act 22:1 <\/p>\n which the Lord: 1Sa 30:8, 1Sa 2:7, Num 31:49-54, Deu 8:10, Deu 8:18, 1Ch 29:12-14, Hab 1:16 <\/p>\n who hath: Psa 44:2-7, Psa 121:7, Psa 121:8<\/p>\n 1Sa 30:23-25. Ye shall not do so, my brethren He uses his authority to overrule their intention; but manages the matter with all sweetness, though they were such wicked and unreasonable men, calling them brethren; not only as being of the same nation and religion with him, but as his fellow- soldiers. With that which the Lord hath given us As much as to say, When God hath been so good to us, we ought not to be unkind to our brethren, nor what he hath freely imparted, ought we churlishly and injuriously to withhold from them. For who will hearken unto you? No disinterested person, he tells them, would be of their opinion, if the matter were referred to them. They shall part alike A prudent and equitable constitution, and therefore practised by the Romans, as Polybius and others note. The reason of it is manifest; because they were exposed to hazards as well as their brethren; and were a reserve to whom they might retreat in case of a defeat; and they were now in actual service, and in the station in which their general had placed them. And it was so from that day forward This law, concerning the division of the spoil taken from an enemy, seems to have continued to the time of the Maccabees, as appears from the second book of their history, 2Ma 8:28; 2Ma 8:30.<\/p>\n Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand. Verse 23. That which the Lord hath given us] He very properly attributes this victory to God; the numbers of the Amalekites … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 30:23”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8013\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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2. Encouraged by this answer from God, he immediately pursues with his six hundred men, who, though fatigued with their march, and more with their trouble, follow hard after the track of these spoilers. At the brook Besor two hundred were quite faint and disabled; these, therefore, he is compelled to leave there to recover themselves, while he continues the pursuit with the remainder, trusting not on the arm of flesh, which was thus weakened, but on the promise of God. Note; <\/em>(1.) Discouraging providences will but exalt the faith of the determined soul. (2.) They who still press forward, will infallibly seize the prize. (3.) The Son of David considers our infirmities, and pities our weakness. <\/p>\n
1. His wearied troops, who were left at the brook Besor with their baggage, come to meet him, and congratulate him on his victory, and David receives them with great kindness and affection. Note; <\/em>They who are willing, but weak, must not be upbraided with, but comforted under, their infirmities. <\/p>\nFuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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