1 Samuel 29:7-9

Lexham English Bible

⁷ So then, return and go in peace, so that you do not do something that displeases^[a] the rulers of the Philistines.” ⁸ Then David said to Achish, “But what have I done? And what have you found in your servant from the day that I entered your service^[b] until this day, that I should not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?” ⁹ And Achish answered and said to David, “I know that you are good in my eyes, like an angel of God! However, the commanders of the Philistines have said, ‘He must not go up with us into the battle.’