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1Samuel 29
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David Is Rejected by the Philistines

29The Philistines brought all their troops together at Aphek, while the Israelites camped at the spring in Jezreel Valley.H6430H6908H4264H663H3478H2583H5869H3157
2The five Philistine kings marched out with their units of a hundred and of a thousand men; David and his men marched in the rear with King Achish.H5633H6430H5674H3967H505H1732H582H5674H314H397
3The Philistine commanders saw them and asked, "What are these Hebrews doing here?" Achish answered, "This is David, an official of King Saul of Israel. He has been with me for quite some time now. He has done nothing I can find fault with since the day he came over to me."H559H8269H6430H5680H397H559H8269H6430H1732H5650H7586H4428H3478H3117H8141H4672H3972H3117H5307H3117
4But the Philistine commanders were angry with Achish and said to him, "Send that fellow back to the town you gave him. Don't let him go into battle with us; he might turn against us during the fighting. What better way is there for him to win back his master's favor than by the death of our men?H8269H6430H7107H8269H6430H559H7725H376H7725H7725H4725H6485H3381H4421H4421H7854H7521H113H7218H582
5After all, this is David, the one about whom the women sang, as they danced, 'Saul has killed thousands, but David has killed tens of thousands.' "H1732H6030H4246H559H7586H5221H505H1732H7233
6Achish called David and said to him, "I swear by the living God of Israel that you have been loyal to me; and I would be pleased to have you go with me and fight in this battle. I have not found any fault in you from the day you came over to me. But the other kings don't approve of you.H397H7121H1732H559H3068H2416H3477H3318H935H4264H2896H5869H4672H7451H3117H935H3117H5633H2896H5869
7So go back home in peace, and don't do anything that would displease them."H7725H3212H7965H6213H7451H5869H5633H6430
8David answered, "What have I done wrong, sir? If, as you say, you haven't found any fault in me since the day I started serving you, why shouldn't I go with you, my master and king, and fight your enemies?"H1732H559H397H6213H4672H5650H3117H6440H3117H935H3898H341H113H4428
9"I agree," Achish replied. "I consider you as loyal as an angel of God. But the other kings have said that you can't go with us into battle.H397H6030H559H1732H3045H2896H5869H4397H430H8269H6430H559H5927H4421
10So then, David, tomorrow morning all of you who left Saul and came over to me will have to get up early and leave as soon as it's light."H7925H1242H113H5650H935H7925H1242H215H3212
11So David and his men started out early the following morning to go back to Philistia, and the Philistines went on to Jezreel.H1732H582H7925H3212H1242H7725H776H6430H6430H5927H3157


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