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He has already been with me for over a year, and from the day he left Saul until now, I have found no fault in him.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/29-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>But the Philistine commanders were angry with Achish and said, “Send the man back, that he may return to the place you assigned him. He must not go with us into battle, or he will turn against us during the fighting. How better could he regain his master’s favor than by taking the heads of our own men? <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/29-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Isn’t this the David they sang about in their dances:</p><div class="stanza"><p class="line1">“ ‘Saul has slain his thousands,</p><p class="line2">and David his tens of thousands’?”</p></div> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/29-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>So Achish called David and said to him, “As surely as the <span class="name">Lord</span> lives, you have been reliable, and I would be pleased to have you serve with me in the army. From the day you came to me until today, I have found no fault in you, but the rulers don’t approve of you. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/29-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Now turn back and go in peace; do nothing to displease the Philistine rulers.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/29-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“But what have I done?” asked David. “What have you found against your servant from the day I came to you until now? Why can’t I go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/29-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Achish answered, “I know that you have been as pleasing in my eyes as an angel of God; nevertheless, the Philistine commanders have said, ‘He must not go up with us into battle.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/29-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Now get up early, along with your master’s servants who have come with you, and leave in the morning as soon as it is light.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/29-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>So David and his men got up early in the morning to go back to the land of the Philistines, and the Philistines went up to Jezreel.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><p class="ntext"><a href="http://niv.scripturetext.com/version.htm">New International Version</a> (NIV)</p><p class="ntext2">Holy Bible, New International Version&reg, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by <a href="http://biblica.com">Biblica, Inc.</a>® Used by permission. 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