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¶ Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek:
and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel.
2 And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward with Achish. 3 Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell unto me unto this day? |
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- Aphek site unknown.
1 - By a fountain Two water sources in the Valley of Jezreel. It was probably the one called the "well of Herod" on the side of Mt. Gilboah. On the Carmel map between Dothan and the Plain of Jezreel. 3 - No fault Although David had been dishonest. |
| 4 And the princes
of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines
said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place
which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle,
lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile
himself unto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men?
5 Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands? |
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| 6 ¶ Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not. | - |
| 7 Wherefore now
return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines.
8 And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been with thee unto this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king? |
8 - What have I done? David would have been in trouble no matter where he placed his loyalty. |
| 9 And Achish answered
and said to David, I know that thou art good in my sight, as an angel of
God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall
not go up with us to the battle.
10 Wherefore now rise up early in the morning with thy master's servants that are come with thee: and as soon as ye be up early in the morning, and have light, depart. |
Rise up early Perhaps before the angry princes had a good chance to do them harm. |
| 11 So David and his men rose up early to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel. | Land
of the Philistines See divided kingdom map.
JezreelSee Galilee area map. |
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