29The Philistines mustered all their troops at Aphek. Meanwhile Israel had made camp at the spring at Jezreel.H6430H6908H4264H663H3478H2583H5869H31572As the Philistine warlords marched forward by regiments and divisions, David and his men were bringing up the rear with Achish.H5633H6430H5674H3967H505H1732H582H5674H314H3973The Philistine officers said, "What business do these Hebrews have being here?" Achish answered the officers, "Don't you recognize David, ex-servant of King Saul of Israel? He's been with me a long time. I've found nothing to be suspicious of, nothing to complain about, from the day he defected from Saul until now."H559H8269H6430H5680H397H559H8269H6430H1732H5650H7586H4428H3478H3117H8141H4672H3972H3117H5307H31174Angry with Achish, the Philistine officers said, "Send this man back to where he came from. Let him stick to his normal duties. He's not going into battle with us. He'd switch sides in the middle of the fight! What better chance to get back in favor with his master than by stabbing us in the back!H8269H6430H7107H8269H6430H559H7725H376H7725H7725H4725H6485H3381H4421H4421H7854H7521H113H7218H5825Isn't this the same David they celebrate at their parties, singing, Saul kills by the thousand, David by the ten thousand!"H1732H6030H4246H559H7586H5221H505H1732H72336So Achish had to send for David and tell him, "As GOD lives, you've been a trusty ally—excellent in all the ways you have worked with me, beyond reproach in the ways you have conducted yourself. But the warlords don't see it that way.H397H7121H1732H559H3068H2416H3477H3318H935H4264H2896H5869H4672H7451H3117H935H3117H5633H2896H58697So it's best that you leave peacefully, now. It's not worth it, displeasing the Philistine warlords."H7725H3212H7965H6213H7451H5869H5633H64308"But what have I done?" said David. "Have you had a single cause for complaint from the day I joined up with you until now? Why can't I fight against the enemies of my master the king?"H1732H559H397H6213H4672H5650H3117H6440H3117H935H3898H341H113H44289"I agree," said Achish. "You're a good man—as far as I'm concerned, God's angel! But the Philistine officers were emphatic: 'He's not to go with us into battle.'H397H6030H559H1732H3045H2896H5869H4397H430H8269H6430H559H5927H442110So get an early start, you and the men who came with you. As soon as you have light enough to travel, go."H7925H1242H113H5650H935H7925H1242H215H321211David rose early, he and his men, and by daybreak they were on their way back to Philistine country. The Philistines went on to Jezreel.H1732H582H7925H3212H1242H7725H776H6430H6430H5927H3157
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