SEV Biblia, Chapter 27:10
Y decía Aquis: ¿Dónde habéis corrido hoy? Y David decía: Al mediodía de Judá, y al mediodía de Jerameel, o contra el mediodía de Ceni.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 27:10
Verse 10. Whither have ye made a road today?] He had probably been in the habit of making predatory excursions. This seems to be implied in the question of Achish.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 10. And Achish said, whither have ye made a road today ? etc.] Or whither had they rushed in, or poured in and spread themselves? or where had they made their excursion to fetch in the prey and booty they now brought? and David said, against the south of Judah ; he meant against some people that lay to the south of the land of Judah, without it; but expressed himself so, that Achish might think he meant the southern parts of Judah within the country; which, though not a downright lie, was an equivocation, and made with a design to deceive; and was by no means agreeably to the character of David, nor to be defended nor imitated: and against the south of the Jerahmeelites ; these were the descendants of Jerahmeel, the son of Hezron, the grandson of Judah, and so inhabited in the tribe of Judah, and very probably in the southern part of it, ( Chronicles 2:9,25,26), and against the south of the Kenites ; the posterity of Jethro; these, at least some of them, at the first seating of the children of Israel in the land of Canaan, went with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad, ( Judges 1:16).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 8-12 - While David was in the land of the Philistines, he attacked some remains of the devoted nations. The people whom he cut off were lon before doomed to destruction. It is often wisdom to shun public notice but we must in no situation be idle. We must always try to do somewha in the cause of God. This expedition David hid from Achish. But a equivocation which serves the purpose of a lie, is as like to it as hypocrite is to a profane person, it is only better in appearance therefore more dangerous. Yet, though believers often manifes imperfections, they can never be prevailed upon to renounce the servic of God, and to unite interests with his enemies, or finally to becom the servants of sin and Satan. But what a train of evils follow from unbelief! When we forget the Lord's past mercies, and his graciou assurances, we shall be overwhelmed with desponding fears, and probabl be led to adopt some dishonourable method to get rid of our troubles Nothing can so effectually establish us in holy tempers and practices and preserve us from perplexities, as firm, unshaken dependence upo the promises of God in Christ Jesus __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ויאמר 559 אכישׁ 397 אל 408 פשׁטתם 6584 היום 3117 ויאמר 559 דוד 1732 על 5921 נגב 5045 יהודה 3063 ועל 5921 נגב 5045 הירחמאלי 3397 ואל 413 נגב 5045 הקיני׃ 7017
