1 Samuel 28:1

1 Und es begab sich zu derselben Zeit, daß die Philister ihr Heer versammelten, in den Streit zu ziehen wieder Israel. Und Achis sprach zu David: Du sollst wissen, daß du und deine Männer sollt mit mir ausziehen ins Heer.

1 Samuel 28:1 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 28:1

And it came to pass in those days
That David was in the country of the Philistines:

that the Philistines gathered their armies together:
out of their five principalities or lordships:

for warfare to fight with Israel;
with whom they were continually at war, and though sometimes there was a cessation of arms, yet never any settled peace; and the Philistines took every opportunity and advantage against them, as they now did; when David was among them, and so had nothing to fear from him, but rather expected his assistance; and Samuel was dead, and Saul in a frenzy:

and Achish said unto David:
who seems to have been at the head of the combined armies of the Philistines:

know thou assuredly that thou shall go with me to battle, thou and thy
men;
against Israel; which was a trying thing to David, and whereby he was like to be drawn into a dilemma; either to fight against his country, which he could not do conscientiously; or be guilty of ingratitude to Achish, and incur his displeasure, and be liable to be turned out of his country, or treated in a worse manner, even he and his men, to be seized on and cut to pieces by the forces of the Philistines, should he refuse.

1 Samuel 28:1 In-Context

1 Und es begab sich zu derselben Zeit, daß die Philister ihr Heer versammelten, in den Streit zu ziehen wieder Israel. Und Achis sprach zu David: Du sollst wissen, daß du und deine Männer sollt mit mir ausziehen ins Heer.

2 David sprach zu Achis: Wohlan, du sollst erfahren, was dein Knecht tun wird. Achis sprach zu David: Darum will ich dich zum Hüter meines Hauptes setzen mein Leben lang.

3 Samuel aber war gestorben, und ganz Israel hatte Leid um ihn getragen und ihn begraben in seiner Stadt in Rama. Und Saul hatte aus dem Lande vertrieben die Wahrsager und Zeichendeuter.

4 Da nun die Philister sich versammelten und kamen und lagerten sich zu Sunem, versammelte Saul auch das ganze Israel, und sie lagerten sich zu Gilboa.

5 Da aber Saul der Philister Heer sah, fürchtete er sich, und sein Herz verzagte sehr.