1 Samuel 29 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Achish Makes David Leave the Battle

1 Then the Philistines ^H6430 gathered ^H6908 together all ^H3605 their camps ^H4264 to Aphek ^H663, while the Israelites ^H3478 were camping ^H2583 by the spring ^H5869 which ^H834 is in Jezreel ^H3157.

2 And the lords ^H5633 of the Philistines ^H6430 were proceeding ^H5674 on ^H5674 by hundreds ^H3967 and by thousands ^H505, and David ^H1732 and his men ^H376 were proceeding ^H5674 on in the rear ^H314 with Achish ^H397. 3 Then the commanders ^H8269 of the Philistines ^H6430 said ^H559, “What ^H4100 are these ^H428 Hebrews ^H5680 doing here?” And Achish ^H397 said ^H559 to the commanders ^H8269 of the Philistines ^H6430, “Is this ^H2088 not David ^H1732, the servant ^H5650 of Saul ^H7586 the king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478, who ^H834 has been ^H1961 with me these ^H2088 days ^H3117, or ^H176 rather these ^H2088 years ^H8141, and I have found ^H4672 no ^H3808 fault ^H3972 in him from the day ^H3117 he [fn]deserted ^H5307 to me to this ^H2088 day ^H3117?” 4 But the commanders ^H8269 of the Philistines ^H6430 were ^H7107 angry ^H7107 with him, and the commanders ^H8269 of the Philistines ^H6430 said ^H559 to him, “Make the man ^H376 return ^H7725, that he may return ^H7725 to his place ^H4725 where ^H834 H8033 you have assigned ^H6485 him, and do not let him go ^H3381 down ^H3381 to battle ^H4421 with us, or ^H3808 in the battle ^H4421 he may become ^H1961 an adversary ^H7854 to us. For with what ^H4100 could this ^H2088 man make ^H7521 himself acceptable ^H7521 to his lord ^H113? Would it not be with the heads ^H7218 of [fn]these ^H1992 men ^H376? 5 Is this ^H2088 not David ^H1732, of whom ^H834 they sing ^H6030 in the dances ^H4246, saying ^H559,

‘Saul ^H7586 has struck ^H5221 his thousands ^H505,

And David ^H1732 his ten ^H7233 thousands ^H7233’?”

6 Then Achish ^H397 called ^H7121 David ^H1732 and said ^H559 to him, “As Yahweh ^H3068 lives ^H2416, you have been upright ^H3477, and your going ^H3318 out ^H3318 and your coming ^H935 in with me in the camp ^H4264 are pleasing ^H2896 in my sight ^H5869; for I have not found ^H4672 evil ^H7451 in you from the day ^H3117 of your coming ^H935 to me to this ^H2088 day ^H3117. Nevertheless, you are not pleasing ^H2896 in the sight ^H5869 of the lords ^H5633. 7 So now ^H6258, return ^H7725 and go ^H1980 in peace ^H7965, that you may not do ^H6213 evil ^H7451 in the sight ^H5869 of the lords ^H5633 of the Philistines ^H6430.” 8 And David ^H1732 said ^H559 to Achish ^H397, “But what ^H4100 have I done ^H6213? And what ^H4100 have you found ^H4672 in your servant ^H5650 from the day ^H3117 when ^H834 I came ^H1961 before ^H6440 you to this ^H2088 day ^H3117, that I may not go ^H935 and fight ^H3898 against the enemies ^H340 of my lord ^H113 the king ^H4428?” 9 But Achish ^H397 answered ^H6030 and said ^H559 to David ^H1732, “I know ^H3045 that you are pleasing ^H2896 in my sight ^H5869, like an angel ^H4397 of God ^H430; nevertheless ^H389 the commanders ^H8269 of the Philistines ^H6430 have said ^H559, ‘He must not go ^H5927 up ^H5927 with us to the battle ^H4421.’ 10 So now ^H6258, arise ^H7925 early ^H7925 in the morning ^H1242 with the servants ^H5650 of your lord ^H113 who ^H834 have come ^H935 with you, and as soon as you have arisen ^H7925 early ^H7925 in the morning ^H1242 and have ^H215 light ^H215, go ^H1980.” 11 So David ^H1732 arose ^H7925 early ^H7925, he and his men ^H376, to go ^H1980 in the morning ^H1242 to return ^H7725 to the land ^H776 of the Philistines ^H6430. And the Philistines ^H6430 went ^H5927 up ^H5927 to Jezreel ^H3157.