New English [1970], THE NEW ENGLISH BIBLE (OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS; CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE) [word count] [B16000].
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1 The Philistines mustered all their troops at Aphek, while the
Israelites encamped at En-harod note in Jezreel.
2 The Philistine princes
were advancing with their troops in units of a hundred and a thousand;
David and his men were in the rear of the column with Achish.
3 The
Philistine commanders asked, ‘Why are those Hebrews there?’ Achish
answered, ‘This is David, the servant of Saul king of Israel who has
been with me now for a year or more. I have had no fault to find in
him ever since he came over to me.’
4 The Philistine commanders were
indignant and said to Achish, ‘Send the man back to the town which
you allotted to him. He shall not fight side by side with us, or he may
turn traitor in the battle. What better way to buy his master's favour,
than at the price of our lives?
5 This is that David of whom they sang,
as they danced:
Saul made havoc among thousands
but David among tens of thousands.’
6 Achish summoned David and said to him, ‘As the Lord lives, you
are an upright man and your service with my troops has well satisfied
me. I have had no fault to find with you ever since you joined me, but
the other princes are not willing to accept you.
7 Now go home in peace,
and you will then be doing nothing that they can regard as wrong.’
8 David protested, ‘What have I done, or what fault have you found in
me from the day I first entered your service till now, that I should not
come and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?’
9 Achish
answered David, ‘I agree that you have been as true to me as an angel
of God, but the Philistine commanders insist that you shall not fight
alongside them.
10 Now rise early in the morning with those of your
lord's subjects who have followed you, and go to the town which
I allotted to you; harbour no evil thoughts, for I am well satisfied with
you. note
11 Rise early and start as soon as it is light.’ So David and his men
rose early to start that morning on their way back to the land of the
Philistines, while the Philistines went on to Jezreel.
New English [1970], THE NEW ENGLISH BIBLE (OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS; CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE) [word count] [B16000].
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