1 Samuel 29:6–11

⁶Then Achish called David and told him, “I solemnly swear, as the Lord lives, you are a dependable man. I consider your campaigning with me a good thing, because I’ve never found anything wrong with you from the day you came to me until now. But the rulers don’t approve of you. ⁷So leave peacefully without doing anything to displease the Philistine rulers.” 

⁸“What have I done?” David asked Achish. “What have you learned about me from the time I came to you until now? Why shouldn’t I fight your enemies, Your Majesty?” 

⁹Achish answered David, “I admit that in my judgment you’re as good as God’s Messenger. However, the Philistine officers said, ‘He shouldn’t go into battle with us.’ ¹⁰Get up early in the morning with Saul’s servants who came with you, and go to the place I have assigned to you. Don’t worry about the unkind words, because I still approve of you.^aGet up in the morning, and leave when it’s light.” 

¹¹Early the next morning David and his men returned to Philistine territory, while the Philistines went to Jezreel.