⁹ And Achish answered David and said, “I know that you are as blameless in my sight ^(A)as an angel of God. Nevertheless, ^(B)the commanders of the Philistines have said, ‘He shall not go up with us to the battle.’

¹⁷ And your servant thought, ‘The word of my lord the king will set me at rest,’ for my lord the king is ^(A)like the angel of God to discern good and evil. The Lord your God be with you!”

²⁰ In order to change the course of things your servant Joab did this. But my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of ^(A)the angel of God to know all things that are on the earth.”

^27 (A)He has slandered your servant to my lord the king. But my lord the king is ^(B)like the angel of God; do therefore what seems good to you.