1 Samuel 29



1.  Now the Philistines gathered together * all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched * by a fountain which is in Jezreel.

2.  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.

3.  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?

4.  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?

5.  Is not this David, of whom they sang * one to another in dances, saying * , Saul slew * his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

6.  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.

7.  Wherefore now return * , and go * in peace, that thou displease * not the lords of the Philistines.

8.  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?

9.  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.

10.  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 * .

11.  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.