SEV Biblia, Chapter 26:7
David, pues, y Abisai vinieron al pueblo de noche; y he aquí Saúl que estaba tendido durmiendo en la trinchera, y su lanza hincada en tierra a su cabecera; y Abner y el pueblo estaban alrededor de él tendidos.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 7. So David and Abishai came to the people by night , etc.] Josephus wrongly says, that he took with him both Abishai and Ahimelech; he chose to have but one, for the greater secrecy. This was a bold enterprise, for two men to go into a camp of three thousand men, though it was in the night; when though they might suppose the greater part of them were asleep, yet they could not well suppose this of all, and especially of the guards or sentinels; but no doubt David was moved to this, not merely by the dint of his natural courage, but by the Spirit of God, by whom he might be assured of protection, and that Saul and the people were cast into a deep sleep by the Lord, as they were, ( 1 Samuel 26:12); and this the Lord moved him to, that he might have an opportunity a second time to convince Saul of his innocence, and that he had no design upon his life: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench ; (see Gill on “ 1 Samuel 26:5”); and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster ; ready to take up and defend himself, should he be surprised; or this was his sceptre, which he always carried about with him, as an ensign of royalty, and by which very probably David knew which was Saul’s tent or couch, where he slept: but Abner and the people lay round about him ; as in ( 1 Samuel 26:5).
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
ויבא 935 דוד 1732 ואבישׁי 52 אל 413 העם 5971 לילה 3915 והנה 2009 שׁאול 7586 שׁכב 7901 ישׁן 3463 במעגל 4570 וחניתו 2595 מעוכה 4600 בארץ 776 מראשׁתו 4763 ואבנר 74 והעם 5971 שׁכבים 7901 סביבתו׃ 5439
