Thensaid the princes of the Philistines, What do theseHebrewshere? And Achishsaidunto the princes of the Philistines, Is not thisDavid, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, whichhathbeenwith me thesedays, or theseyears, and I havefound no fault in him since he fellunto me untothis day?
And the princes of the Philistineswerewrothwith him; and the princes of the Philistinessaidunto him, Makethisfellowreturn, that he may go again to his placewhichthouhastappointed him, and let him not go downwith us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewithshould he reconcilehimselfunto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men?
ThenAchishcalledDavid, and saidunto him, Surely, as the LORDliveth, thouhastbeenupright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not foundevil in theesince the day of thy comingunto me untothis day: nevertheless the lordsfavourthee not.
And DavidsaiduntoAchish, But whathave I done? and whathastthoufound in thy servant so long as I havebeenwiththeeuntothis day, that I may not go fightagainst the enemies of my lord the king?
And Achishanswered and said to David, I knowthatthou art good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistineshavesaid, He shall not go up with us to the battle.
Wherefore now rise up early in the morningwith thy master’sservantsthat are comewiththee: and as soon as ye be up early in the morning, and havelight, depart.