Chasidut su I Samuele 20:27
וַיְהִ֗י מִֽמָּחֳרַ֤ת הַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ הַשֵּׁנִ֔י וַיִּפָּקֵ֖ד מְק֣וֹם דָּוִ֑ד (ס) וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שָׁאוּל֙ אֶל־יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן בְּנ֔וֹ מַדּ֜וּעַ לֹא־בָ֧א בֶן־יִשַׁ֛י גַּם־תְּמ֥וֹל גַּם־הַיּ֖וֹם אֶל־הַלָּֽחֶם׃
E avvenne l'indomani dopo la luna nuova, che era il secondo giorno, quel David'il posto era vuoto; e Saul disse a Gionata suo figlio:'Perché non viene il figlio di Jesse al pasto, né ieri, né oggi?'
Kedushat Levi
“the princes” (a term that appears again and again from Numbers 7,2-7,84) The leader of each tribe was accorded the title נשיא, “chieftain or prince.” The word is derived from the root נשא, “to carry, lift, elevate,” suggests that it was the task of these tribal leaders to elevate the people spiritually so that they would serve the Lord better.
This is also the meaning of Deuteornomy 7,2: “those who were in charge of the people who had been counted.” We have explained previously that the root פקד describes something that was missing, lacking, empty (Samuel I 20,27.) The righteous are perceived as standing fast, i.e. העומדים like an iron wall seeing to it that the common people not become guilty of sins of omission. If we were to ask what merit did the princes possess which resulted in their occupying such high office? The answer is that instead of complimenting themselves on their elevated status they were constantly concerned that they would not lack any of the attributes that are necessary for people occupying such high office.
This is also the meaning of Deuteornomy 7,2: “those who were in charge of the people who had been counted.” We have explained previously that the root פקד describes something that was missing, lacking, empty (Samuel I 20,27.) The righteous are perceived as standing fast, i.e. העומדים like an iron wall seeing to it that the common people not become guilty of sins of omission. If we were to ask what merit did the princes possess which resulted in their occupying such high office? The answer is that instead of complimenting themselves on their elevated status they were constantly concerned that they would not lack any of the attributes that are necessary for people occupying such high office.
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