1 Samuel 29:3-5
Holman Christian Standard Bible
3 Then the Philistine commanders asked, “What are these Hebrews doing here?”
Achish answered the Philistine commanders, “That is David, servant of King Saul of Israel. He has been with me a considerable period of time.[a] From the day he defected until today, I’ve found no fault with him.”(A)
4 The Philistine commanders, however, were enraged with Achish and told him, “Send that man back and let him return to the place you assigned him.(B) He must not go down with us into battle only to become our adversary during the battle.(C) What better way could he regain his master’s favor than with the heads of our men? 5 Isn’t this the David they sing about during their dances:
Saul has killed his thousands,
but David his tens of thousands?”(D)
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 29:3 Hb obscure
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