1 Samuel 29:6-7

6 Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords^[a] favour thee not.

7 Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease^[b]* not the lords of the Philistines.

1 Samuel 29:6-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST SAMUEL 29

This chapter gives an account of David's going forth with the armies of the Philistines, 1Sa 29:1,2; of his being objected to by the princes of the Philistines, who insisted upon his being sent back, 1Sa 29:3-5; of the report Achish made of it to David, and the discourse that passed between them upon it, 1Sa 29:6-10; whereby David had a way unexpectedly opened for him to be freed from this service, which he gladly embraced, 1Sa 29:11.

Footnotes

• [a]. the lords...: Heb. thou art not good in the eyes of the lords
• [b]. displease...: Heb. do not evil in the eyes of the lords