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29 Meanwhile, the Philistines had gathered in their camp at Afek, while the Israelis were camped near the Yezreel spring. 2 As the Philistine leaders marched out groups of hundreds and thousands, David and his men were behind them with King Akish. 3 But the Philistine commanders asked, “What are those Hebrews doing here?”
“That’s David,” Akish replied. “He was the servant of King Sha’ul of Israel, but he’s been with me for over a year, and I haven’t found anything distrustful in him from when he lost favour until today?”
4 But the Philistine commanders were furious at him and told him, “Send that man back to whatever place you’ve given him! There’s no way he’s joining us in the battle! What if he turned against us during the fight? What better way could he have to win back his master’s favour than by killing our men? 5 Isn’t this the David that when they dance they sing,[ref]
‘Sha’ul has struck down his thousands,
≈and David his ten thousands’?”
6 So Achish called David and told him, “As Yahweh lives, you’ve definitely been honest, and everything I’ve seen of your activities has been good, because I haven’t seen you do anything wrong since the day you first arrived. However, these rulers don’t approve of you, 7 so turn back and go in peace so that you don’t do anything to displease them.”
8 “But what have I done?” David rebutted. “What wrong have you found in your servant from the day I arrived at your place until now? Why can’t I come and fight against the enemies of my master the king?”
9 “All I know, is that as far as I’m concerned you’re as reliable as a messenger from God.” Akish responded. “Nevertheless, the Philistine commanders have said, ‘He can’t join our side in the battle.’ 10 So you and your master’s servants who came with you should get up with the early morning light and leave.”
11 So David and his men packed up early in the morning to return to the Philistines region, but the Philistine warriors headed towards Yezreel.
29 and_ [the]_Fəlishtiy _gathered DOM all_of forces_of_their ʼAfēq_at and_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) [were]_encamping in/on/at/with_spring which in/on/at/with_Yizrəˊʼēl/(Jezreel).
2 And_masters_of [the]_Fəlishtiy [were]_passing_along by_hundreds and_by_thousands and_Dāvid and_men_of_his [were]_passing_along in/on/at/with_rear with ʼAkīsh.
3 And_ the_commanders_of _they_said [the]_Fəlishtiy what the_ˊIⱱrī/(Hebrews) the_these and_ ʼAkīsh _he/it_said to the_commanders_of [the]_Fəlishtiy am_not [is]_this Dāvid the_servant_of Shāʼūl the_king_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) who he_has_been with_me this days or this years and_not I_have_found in_him/it anything from_day_of wildernessed_he until the_day the_this.
4 and_angry on/upon/above_him/it the_commanders_of [the]_Fəlishtiy and_they_said to_him/it the_commanders_of [the]_Fəlishtiy send_back DOM the_man and_return to place_of_his where assigned_him there and_not he_will_go_down with_us in/on/at/with_battle and_not he_will_become to/for_ourselves as_adversary in/on/at/with_battle and_in/on/at/with_what will_he_make_himself_acceptable this_one to master_of_his am_not in/on/at/with_heads_of the_men the_those.
5 Am_not [is]_this Dāvid whom people_sing to_him/it in/on/at/with_dances to_say he_has_struck_down Shāʼūl in/on/at/with_thousands_of_his and_Dāvid in/on/at/with_ten_thousands’_of_his[fn].
6 and_ ʼAkīsh _he/it_called (to) Dāvid and_he/it_said to_him/it [by]_the_life of_YHWH if/because [are]_upright you and_good in/on/at/with_sight_of_I march_out_you[fn] and_have_serve_you with_me in/on/at/with_campaign if/because not I_have_found in_you(ms) evil from_day_of came_you to_me until the_day the_this and_in/on/at/with_eyes_of the_masters not [are]_good you.
7 And_now turn_back and_go in/on/at/with_peace and_not you_will_do evil in/on_both_eyes_of the_rulers_of [the]_Fəlishtiy.
8 and_ Dāvid _he/it_said to ʼAkīsh if/because what have_I_done and_what have_you_found in/on/at/with_servant_of_your from_day when I_was to_your_face until the_day the_this (cmp) not I_will_go and_fight in/on/at/with_enemies_of my_master the_king.
9 And_ ʼAkīsh _answered and_he/it_said to Dāvid I_know if/because_that [are]_good you in/on/at/with_sight_of_my as_as_messenger_of god nevertheless the_commanders_of [the]_Fəlishtiy they_have_said not he_will_go_up with_us in/on/at/with_battle.
10 And_now rise_early in/on/at/with_morning and_servants_of master_of_your who they_have_come with_you and_start_early in/on/at/with_morning and_light to/for_you_all and_leave.
11 And_ Dāvid _early he and_men_of_his to_go in/on/at/with_morning to_return to the_land_of [the]_Fəlishtiy and_Fəlishtiy they_went_up Yizrəˊʼēl/(Jezreel).
1 Samuel 27-30
The Bible makes it clear that David was specially chosen and raised up by God to be Israel’s next king (1 Samuel 16:1-13), but Scripture also makes it clear that David’s rise to power came about through several shrewd maneuvers on his part. Among these shrewd maneuvers were David’s clandestine attacks on hostile peoples to the south of Judah and his distribution of Amalekite plunder among the towns of southern Judah. These actions by David strengthened southern Judah against their enemies and no doubt cemented Judah’s loyalty to him as a champion for their well-being. It should be noted that the Bible affirms King Saul’s effectiveness at attacking Israel’s enemies (1 Samuel 14:47-52), especially the Philistines, but various character flaws and bad choices by Saul led to God’s selection of David as the one who would replace Saul as king (1 Samuel 13:1-23; 15:1-35). Because of this, Saul grew jealous of David and sought to kill him, forcing David to seek refuge among various towns throughout Judah and even in Philistia (1 Samuel 16-27). After seeking asylum in Gath for a time, David asked King Achish if he could move his family outside of the city, and Achish gave him the border town of Ziklag. Apparently Achish still tried to keep tabs on David’s activities, however, periodically asking him where he had recently raided. David would answer that he had been raiding the Negev of Judah, the Negev of the Jerahmeelites (see 1 Chronicles 2:42), or the Negev of the Kenites (Judges 1:16; see “Saul Attacks the Amalekites” map), which were inhabited by people loyal to Israel. In reality, however, David had been raiding the Amalekites (longtime enemies of Israel; see Genesis 14:7; Exodus 17; Numbers 13:29; 14:45; Deuteronomy 25:17-19), the Geshurites, and the Girzites. These peoples lived to the south of Israel’s territory and along the Way to Shur leading to Egypt. Soon after this King Achish mustered his men at Aphek to head to battle against the Israelites in the Jezreel Valley further north. As they set off for battle and the other Philistine rulers realized David and his men were accompanying them, the rulers protested and insisted that David would turn on them in battle. So Achish sent David home and continued on to Jezreel. When David and his men arrived at Ziklag, they found that Amalekites had burned the town and carried off their wives and children. David and his men set out to attack the Amalekites and recover their families. When they reached the Besor Brook, two hundred of the men were too exhausted to go on and stayed with the other equipment while the remaining four hundred men continued toward Amalek. Along the way, David’s men found an abandoned Egyptian slave of the Amalekites who had participated in the attack on Ziklag and on other locations in southern Judah. The man led David’s men to the Amalekite camp, and then they attacked the Amalekites and retrieved all the captives and plunder that had been taken. Only four hundred Amalekites were able to escape, fleeing on camels. David’s men then rejoined their fellow warriors at the Besor Brook and returned to Ziklag. David sent some of the plunder to the leaders of Ziklag as well as to other towns where David had roamed during the time when he was fleeing from Saul. Many of these towns were located in territory formerly inhabited by Amalekites (Numbers 13:29; 14:25, 43-45; Judges 1:16; see also Judges 12:15) and were likely among those attacked by the Amalekites and other hostile peoples to the south. After this, the Amalekites are only mentioned again in Scripture to note that David killed an Amalekite who himself had killed Saul (to fulfill what Saul requested of him), to note that Amalekite plunder was among the treasures that David dedicated to the Temple of the Lord (2 Samuel 8:9-12), and to recount how in the days of Hezekiah some Simeonites went to Mount Seir and destroyed the remnant of Amalekites that had survived (1 Chronicles 4:42-43).
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