SEV Biblia, Chapter 29:4
Entonces los príncipes de los filisteos se enojaron contra él, y le dijeron: Envía a este hombre, que se vuelva al lugar que le señalaste, y no venga con nosotros a la batalla, no sea que en la batalla se nos vuelva enemigo; porque ¿con qué cosa volvería mejor a la gracia de su señor que con las cabezas de estos hombres?
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 29:4
Verse 4. The princes of the Philistines were wroth] It is strange that they had not yet heard of David's destruction of a village of the Geshurites, Gezrites, and Amalekites, chap. xxvii. 8, 9. Had they heard of this, they would have seen much more cause for suspicion.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 4. And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him , etc.] With Achish, for giving such a character of David, and taking his part, in order to detain him, if possible: and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, make this fellow return ; they speak of him with contempt, and insist on it that Achish order him to turn back, and go no further with them: that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him ; to Ziklag, the place that Achish had given him for his residence, ( 1 Samuel 27:6); they did not desire to have him sent to his own country, and to Saul, since should a reconciliation be made between them, he would be of great service to Saul against them: and let him not go down with us to battle ; into the valley of Jezreel, where the Israelites had pitched: lest in the battle he be an adversary to us : and fall upon them behind, being in the rear, while they were engaging in the front with Israel: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master ? to Saul he had offended, and fled from: [should it] not [be] with the heads of these men ? the Philistines; or unless by the heads of these men f552 ; he had no other way of making his peace with his master but by cutting off the heads of the Philistines; and therefore he was a dangerous man to take with them into the battle.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-5 - David waited with a secret hope that the Lord would help him out of his difficulty. But he seems to have been influenced too much by the fea of man, in consenting to attend Achish. It is hard to come near to the brink of sin, and not to fall in. God inclined the princes of the Philistines to oppose David's being employed in the battle. Thus their dislike befriended him, when no friend could do him such a kindness.
Original Hebrew
ויקצפו 7107 עליו 5921 שׂרי 8269 פלשׁתים 6430 ויאמרו 559 לו שׂרי 8269 פלשׁתים 6430 השׁב 7725 את 853 האישׁ 376 וישׁב 7725 אל 413 מקומו 4725 אשׁר 834 הפקדתו 6485 שׁם 8033 ולא 3808 ירד 3381 עמנו 5973 במלחמה 4421 ולא 3808 יהיה 1961 לנו לשׂטן 7854 במלחמה 4421 ובמה 4100 יתרצה 7521 זה 2088 אל 413 אדניו 113 הלוא 3808 בראשׁי 7218 האנשׁים 582 ההם׃ 1992
