Now athe Philistines gathered
together all
their armies
to bAphek
, while the Israelites
were camping
by the spring
which
is in cJezreel
.
And the lords of the Philistines
were proceeding
on by hundreds
and by thousands
, and aDavid
and his men
were proceeding
on in the rear
with Achish
.
Then the commanders of the Philistines
said
, "What
are these
Hebrews
doing here?" And Achish
said
to the commanders
of the Philistines
, "Is this
not David
, the servant
of Saul
the king
of Israel
, awho
has been
with me these
days
, or
rather these
years
, and bI have found
no
fault
in him from the day
he 1deserted
to me to this
day
?"
But the commanders of the Philistines
were angry
with him, and the commanders
of the Philistines
said
to him, "Make the man
go
back
, that he may return
ato his place
where
you have assigned
him, and do not let him go
down
to battle
with us, bor
in the battle
he may become
an adversary
to us. For with what
could this
man make
himself acceptable
to his lord
? Would it not be with the heads
of 1these
men
?
"Is this not David
, aof whom
they sing
in the dances
, saying
, `Saul
has slain
his thousands
, And David
his ten
thousands
'?"
Then Achish called
David
and said
to him, "As the LORD
lives
, you have been upright
, and ayour going
out and your coming
in with me in the army
are pleasing
in my sight
; bfor I have not found
evil
in you from the day
of your coming
to me to this
day
. Nevertheless, you are not pleasing
in the sight
of the lords
.
"Now therefore return
and go
in peace
, that you may not displease
the lords
of the Philistines
."
David said
to Achish
, " aBut what
have I done
? And what
have you found
in your servant
from the day
when
I came
before
you to this
day
, that I may not go
and fight
against the enemies
of my lord
the king
?"
But Achish replied
to David
, "I know
that you are pleasing
in my sight
, alike an angel
of God
; nevertheless
bthe commanders
of the Philistines
have said
, `He must not go
up with us to the battle
.'
"Now then arise
early
in the morning
awith the servants
of your lord
who
have come
with you, and as soon as you have arisen
early
in the morning
and have light
, depart
."
So David arose
early
, he and his men
, to depart
in the morning
to return
to the land
of the Philistines
. And the Philistines
went
up to Jezreel
.