1 Samuel 29:2–9

²And ^ethe lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward ^fwith Achish. ³Then 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 ^gthese days, or these years, and ^hI have found no fault in him since he ⁱfell unto me unto this day? ⁴And 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 ^jthou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest ^kin 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? ⁵Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, ^lSaul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands? ⁶Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, ^mas the Lord liveth, thou hast been upright, and ⁿthy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for ^oI have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless ^†ethe lords favour thee not. ⁷Wherefore now return, and ^pgo in peace, that thou ^†displease not ^ethe lords of the Philistines. ⁸And 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? ⁹And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good in my sight, ^qas an angel of God: notwithstanding ^rthe princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.