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1 Samuel 27

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1 OR Davide disse fra sè stesso: Ecco, un giorno io perirò per le mani di Saulle; non vi è nulla di meglio per me, se non che io scampi affatto nel paese de’ Filistei; talchè Saulle, se pur continua a cercarmi per tutte le contrade d’Israele, perda ogni speranza di me; così scamperò dalla sua mano.

2 Davide adunque si levò, e passò, con seicent’uomini ch’egli avea seco, ad Achis, figliuolo di Maoc, re di Gat.

3 E Davide dimorò con Achis in Gat, insieme con la sua gente, ciascuno con la sua famiglia. Davide vi era con le sue due mogli Ahinoam Izreelita, e Abigail, ch’era stata moglie di Nabal da Carmel.

4 Or egli fu rapportato a Saulle che Davide era fuggito in Gat; laonde egli non continuò più a cercarlo.

5 E Davide disse ad Achis: Deh! se io sono in grazia tua, siami data stanza in una delle città della campagna, acciocchè io vi dimori; e perchè dimorerebbe il tuo servitore teco nella città reale?

6 Ed Achis gli diede in quel dì Siclag; perciò Siclag è restata ai re di Giuda infino a questo giorno.

7 Or lo spazio del tempo che Davide dimorò nelle contrade de’ Filistei, fu un anno e quattro mesi.

8 E Davide saliva con la sua gente, e faceva delle correrie nel paese de’ Ghesurei, e de’ Ghirzei, e degli Amalechiti; perciocchè quelle nazioni abitavano nel lor paese, da Sur fino al paese di Egitto.

9 E Davide percoteva il paese, e non lasciava in vita nè uomo, nè donna; e pigliava pecore, e buoi, ed asini, e cammelli e vestimenti; poi se ne ritornava, e veniva ad Achis.

10 E Achis diceva: Dove siete oggi scorsi? E Davide diceva: Sopra la contrada meridionale di Giuda, sopra la contrada meridionale de’ Ierameeliti, e sopra la contrada meridionale de’ Chenei.

11 Ma Davide non lasciava in vita nè uomo, nè donna, per menarli in Gat; perciocchè diceva: Ei si convien provvedere che non facciano alcun rapporto contro a noi, dicendo: Così ha fatto Davide. E tal fu il suo costume tutto il tempo ch’egli dimorò nelle contrade de’ Filistei.

12 Ed Achis credeva a Davide, e diceva: Egli si è renduto del tutto abbominevole ad Israele, suo popolo; per ciò, egli mi sarà servitore in perpetuo.

   


To many Protestant and Evangelical Italians, the Bibles translated by Giovanni Diodati are an important part of their history. Diodati’s first Italian Bible edition was printed in 1607, and his second in 1641. He died in 1649. Throughout the 1800s two editions of Diodati’s text were printed by the British Foreign Bible Society. This is the more recent 1894 edition, translated by Claudiana.

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David

  
David the King

David is one of the most significant figures in the Bible. He was a musician, one of history’s greatest poets, the boy warrior who killed the giant Goliath, a devout servant of God, a great leader of men and ultimately Israel’s greatest king. His stories cover the second half of the First Book of Samuel and all of the Second Book of Samuel, and his legacy was such that Jesus himself was born in the “City of David” to fulfill prophecies. For all that, David the man was not perfect. Most notoriously, he ordered his soldiers to make sure one of their comrades was killed in battle because he had seen the man’s wife bathing and wanted her as his own. He was also willing to actually ally with the Philistines for a time, while his predecessor Saul was still king. But in spiritual terms, David’s meaning matches his reputation: He represents the Lord, and especially the Lord as we are able to know Him and understand Him. The Writings call this “divine truth,” and it can be our ultimate guide if we want to serve the Lord and make His desires our own. This representation makes sense if we look at following the Lord as a whole picture. There are essentially two elements. First, we need to accept the Lord, believe in Him, open our hearts to Him, worship Him. These are matters of affection, and related to the Lord’s divine goodness. And they are generally represented by priests, who lead worship and perform rituals. Second, we need to act in accord with the Lord’s wishes: We need to serve others, care for those in need, defend the defenseless and work to make life and society better for everyone. These actions require thought, judgment, design, and are thus related to Lord’s divine truth, or divine guidance. They are generally represented by kings, who are men of action and are responsible for the activity of their nations. As the greatest of the kings, David represents this truth in its greatest form.