Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB
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1 Now the Philistines gathered together all their camps to Aphek, and the Israelites pitched camp by a fountain which <em>is</em> in Jezreel. {Heb. God scatters}
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The Philistines gathered all their forces at Aphek, and Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel.
2 And as the cardinals of the Philistines reviewed their companies of hundreds and of thousands, David and his men were in the rear with Achish.
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As the Philistine rulers marched with their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men were marching at the rear with Achish.
3 Then the princes of the Philistines said, What are these Hebrews doing here? And Achish replied unto the princes of the Philistines, <em>Is</em> not this David, the slave of Saul, the king of Israel, who has been with me these days or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell <em>unto me</em> unto this day?
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The commanders of the Philistines asked, “What about these Hebrews?” Achish replied, “Is this not David, who was an officer of Saul king of Israel? 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.”
4 Then the princes of the Philistines were angry with him, and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him and not come with us to the battle lest in the battle he be an adversary to us, for with what should he return to the good graces of his master than with the heads of these men?
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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?
5 <em>Is</em> not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands and David his ten thousands?
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Isn’t this the David they sang about in their dances: “ ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”
6 Then Achish called David and said unto him, Surely, <em>as</em> the LORD lives, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the camp <em>is</em> good in my sight; for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day; nevertheless, thou art not good in the eyes of the cardinals.
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So Achish called David and said to him, “As surely as the LORD 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.
7 Therefore, now return and go in peace that thou not do evil in the eyes of the cardinals of the Philistines.
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Now turn back and go in peace; do nothing to displease the Philistine rulers.”
8 And David replied unto Achish, But what have I done? And what hast thou found in thy slave 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?
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“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?”
9 And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou <em>art</em> good in my sight as an angel of God; notwithstanding, the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.
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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.’
10 Therefore, now rise up early in the morning with thy master’s slaves that are come with thee, and as soon as ye are up early in the morning and it is light, depart.
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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.”
11 So David and his men rose up early to depart in the morning to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
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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.
The Jubilee Bible (from the Scriptures of the Reformation), edited by Russell M. Stendal, Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2010
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