SEV Biblia, Chapter 16:19
Y Saúl envió mensajeros a Isaí, diciendo: Envíame a David tu hijo, el que está con las ovejas.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 19. Wherefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse , etc.] For David; not choosing to take him without his leave, though Samuel suggests that kings would do so, ( 1 Samuel 8:11) and said, send me David, thy son, which is with the sheep ; he had learnt his name, and what was his employment; and which last he mentions not by way of contempt, it not being reckoned mean and despicable even in the sons of great personages, in those times and countries, to attend flocks and herds: so with the Arabs, as Philo testifies, young men and maids of the most illustrious families fed cattle; and with the ancient Romans, the senator fed his own sheep. Paris, son of Priamus, king of Troy, is said to feed his father’s oxen and sheep; and Saul himself had done the same; but to describe him particularly.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 14-23 - Saul is made a terror to himself. The Spirit of the Lord departed from him. If God and his grace do not rule us, sin and Satan will have possession of us. The devil, by the Divine permission, troubled an terrified Saul, by the corrupt humours of his body, and passions of his mind. He grew fretful, peevish, and discontented, and at times madman. It is a pity that music, which may be serviceable to the goo temper of the mind, should ever be abused, to support vanity an luxury, and made an occasion of drawing the heart from God and seriou things. That is driving away the good Spirit, not the evil spirit Music, diversions, company, or business, have for a time often bee employed to quiet the wounded conscience; but nothing can effect a rea cure but the blood of Christ, applied in faith, and the sanctifyin Spirit sealing the pardon, by his holy comforts. All other plans to dispel religious melancholy are sure to add to distress, either in thi world or the next __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
וישׁלח 7971 שׁאול 7586 מלאכים 4397 אל 413 ישׁי 3448 ויאמר 559 שׁלחה 7971 אלי 413 את 853 דוד 1732 בנך 1121 אשׁר 834 בצאן׃ 6629
