SEV Biblia, Chapter 26:11
me guarde el SEÑOR de extender mi mano contra el ungido del SEÑOR; pero toma ahora la lanza que está a su cabecera, y la botija del agua, y vámonos.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 11. The Lord forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the Lord’s anointed , etc.] Or suffer any about him to do it; he speaks of it with the utmost detestation and abhorrence: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that [is] at his bolster ; not to smite him with, as he desired, but to carry off, and was no other than his sceptre; (see Gill on “ 1 Samuel 20:33”); and the cruse of water ; which stood in the same place, as appears by ( Samuel 26:12). Some take this to be a pot to make water in; others an hourglass, to know the time of night, in which not sand, but water, flowed for that purpose: but rather this was for his refreshment should he be hot and thirsty in the night, or to purify him from any nocturnal pollution that might happen; for, according to Clemens of Alexandria f514 , it was a custom of the Jews often to purify themselves in bed: though Fortunatus Scacchus thinks Saul had this pot or cup for a religious use; which he had with him, and with it gave thanks to God, the author of all good, whenever he sat down to a meal; such as the golden cup Philip king of Macedon always had under his pillow when he slept f516 : and let us go ; and do nothing more; which would be sufficient to convince they had been there, and to show what was in their power to do, had they been so inclined.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-12 - How soon do unholy hearts lose the good impressions convictions have made upon them! How helpless were Saul and all his men! All as thoug disarmed and chained, yet nothing is done to them; they are onl asleep. How easily can God weaken the strongest, befool the wisest, an baffle the most watchful! David still resolved to wait till God though fit to avenge him on Saul. He will by no means force his way to the promised crown by any wrong methods. The temptation was very strong but if he yielded, he would sin against God, therefore he resisted the temptation, and trusted God with the event.
Original Hebrew
חלילה 2486 לי מיהוה 3068 משׁלח 7971 ידי 3027 במשׁיח 4899 יהוה 3068 ועתה 6258 קח 3947 נא 4994 את 853 החנית 2595 אשׁר 834 מראשׁתו 4763 ואת 853 צפחת 6835 המים 4325 ונלכה׃ 1980
