Now the Philistines gathered together
all their armies
to Aphek
: and the Israelites
pitched
by a fountain
which is in Jezreel
.
And the lords of the Philistines
passed on
by hundreds
, and by thousands
: but David
and his men
passed on
in the rereward
with Achish
.
Then said the princes
of the Philistines
, What do these Hebrews
here ? And Achish
said
unto the princes
of the Philistines
, Is not this David
, the servant
of Saul
the king
of Israel
, which hath been with me these days
, or these years
, and I have found
no fault
in him since
he fell
unto me unto this day
?
And the princes of the Philistines
were wroth
with him; and the princes
of the Philistines
said
unto him, Make
this fellow
return
, that he may go again
to his place
which thou hast appointed
him, and let him not go down
with us to battle
, lest in the battle
he be an adversary
to us: for wherewith should he reconcile
himself unto his master
? should it not be with the heads
of these men
?
Is not this David, of whom they sang
one to another in dances
, saying
, Saul
slew
his thousands
, and David
his ten thousands
?
Then Achish called
David
, and said
unto him, Surely, as the LORD
liveth
, thou hast been upright
, and thy going out
and thy coming in
with me in the host
is good
in my sight
: for I have not found
evil
in thee since the day
of thy coming
unto me unto this day
: nevertheless the lords
favour
thee not
.
Wherefore now return, and go
in peace
, that thou displease
not the lords
of the Philistines
.
And David said
unto Achish
, But what have I done
? and what hast thou found
in thy servant
so long as
I have been with thee
unto this day
, that I may not go
fight
against the enemies
of my lord
the king
?
And Achish answered
and said
to David
, I know
that thou art good
in my sight
, as an angel
of God
: notwithstanding the princes
of the Philistines
have said
, He shall not go up
with us to the battle
.
Wherefore now rise up early in the morning
with thy master's
servants
that are come
with thee: and as soon as ye be up early
in the morning
, and have light
, depart
.
So David and his men
rose up early
to depart
in the morning
, to return
into the land
of the Philistines
. And the Philistines
went up
to Jezreel
.