שמואל א ט״ו:י״ז-י״ט

ראש שבטי ישראל אתה. תרגם יונתן: שבטא דבנימין עבר בימא בריש כל עמא, כמה שנאמר (תהלים סח כח): בנימין צעיר רודם:

You are the head of the tribes of Yisroel. Targum Yonoson renders, 'the tribe of Binyomin crossed the [Reed] Sea ahead of all the people, as it is said, 'Binyomin, the youngest, rules them.'¹⁸Tehillim 68:28. You did not follow in Binyomin’s tradition of taking charge and leading the people without questioning the command of ‘ה. You have thus forfeited the merit by which you became king.

עד כלותם אותם. העם אשר אתך יכלו אותם:

Until they destroy them. The people who are with you will destroy them.

ותעט. כמו ותעף, לשון עיט (בראשית טו יא):

You rushed. Meaning 'וַתַּעַף' [you flew], an expression related to 'עַיִט' [birds of prey].¹⁹Bereishis 15:11.