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2 The Philistine leaders were marching by with their companies and regiments. David and his men were marching in the rear with Achish. 3 The Philistine officers asked, |What are these Hebrews doing here?| Achish asked the Philistine officers, |Isn't this David, the servant of King Saul of Israel, who has been with me now for a year or two? I've found nothing wrong with him from the day he defected until now.| 4 But the Philistine officers were angry with Achish. |Send the man back,| the Philistine officers told him. |Return him to the place you assigned him. He shouldn't go with us into battle. He shouldn't [be allowed to] become our enemy during the battle. Is this man going to try to regain his master's favor? He'll do it with the lives of our men! 5 Isn't this David of whom people sing in dances: 'Saul has defeated thousands but David tens of thousands'?| 1 Samuel 29:2-5, God's Word Translation. Copyright © 1995 by God's Word to the Nations.
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