1Samuel:29

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* And the Philistines gathered all their armies to Aphek . And the Israelites pitched by a fountain in Jezreel . * And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds and by thousands . But David and his men passed on in the rear with Achish . * And the rulers of the Philistines said , What [are ] these Hebrews [doing ]? And Achish said to the rulers of the Philistines , Is this not David the servant of Saul the king of Israel , who has been with me [these ] days , or these ] years . And I have not found anything [evil ] in him from the day he fell away until today ? * And the rulers of the Philistines were angry with him . And the Philistine rulers said to him , Send the man back , and he shall return to his place where you have appointed him . And he shall not go down with us to battle , and shall not become an enemy to us in battle . For with what should he reconcile himself to his master ? [Should it ] not [be ] with the heads of these men ? * [Is ] not this David , of whom they sang to one another in dances , saying , Saul killed his thousands , and David his ten thousands ? * And Achish called David and said to him , Surely , [as ] the LORD lives , you have been upright , and your going out and your coming in with me in the army is good in my sight . For I have not found evil in you since the day of your coming to me until today . But you are not good in the eyes of the lords . * And return now , and go in peace so that you do not displease the lords of the Philistines . * And David said to Achish , But what have I done ? And what have you found in your servant so long as I have been with you to this day , that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king ? * And Achish answered and said to David , I know that you [are ] good in my sight , like an angel of God . But the princes of the Philistines have said , He shall not go up with us to the battle . * And now , rise up early in the morning with your master 's servants who have come with you . And as soon as you have light , depart . * And David and his men rose up early to leave in the morning , to return into the land of the Philistines . And the Philistines went up [to ] Jezreel .

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