1 Samuele 29:8

8 Davide disse ad Akis: "Ma che ho mai fatto? e che hai tu trovato nel tuo servo, in tutto il tempo che sono stato presso di te fino al dì d’oggi, perch’io non debba andare a combattere contro i nemici del re, mio signore?"

1 Samuele 29:8 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 29:8

And David said unto Achish, what have I done?
&c.] This question is anticipated by the speech of Achish, who had declared he had found no evil in him; but David must say something to put on an appearance of concern for being dismissed, when he was heartily glad of it:

and what hast thou found in thy servant, 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?
which cannot be excused of great dissimulation, since nothing was more foreign from his heart, and against his will, than fighting against the Israelites, and which he determined to avoid if possible; and glad at heart he was to be thus excused, and freed from the straits and difficulties he was involved in; but that the Philistines might have no cause of suspicion of him, and that he was warmly attached to their interest among whom he was still to continue, he put on these airs. Abarbinel is of opinion that the lords of the Philistines were only afraid of David, but not of his men, and therefore were not solicitous about their going, but his, which gave David a concern; and since he was particularly singled out, he desired to know what special evil had been found in him; but when he understood, by the following answer of Achish, that his servants were to go with him, he was content, and said no more; but the princes asked, "what do these Hebrews here?" ( 1 Samuel 29:3 ) .

1 Samuele 29:8 In-Context

6 Allora Akis chiamò Davide e gli disse: "Com’è vero che l’Eterno vive, tu sei un uomo retto, e vedo con piacere il tuo andare e venire con me nel campo, poiché non ho trovato in te nulla di male dal giorno che arrivasti da me fino ad oggi; ma tu non piaci ai principi.

7 Or dunque, ritornatene e vattene in pace, per non disgustare i principi dei Filistei".

8 Davide disse ad Akis: "Ma che ho mai fatto? e che hai tu trovato nel tuo servo, in tutto il tempo che sono stato presso di te fino al dì d’oggi, perch’io non debba andare a combattere contro i nemici del re, mio signore?"

9 Akis rispose a Davide, dicendo: "Lo so; tu sei caro agli occhi miei come un angelo di Dio; ma i principi dei Filistei hanno detto: Egli non deve salire con noi alla battaglia!

10 Or dunque, alzati domattina di buon’ora, coi servi del tuo signore che son venuti teco; alzatevi di buon mattino e appena farà giorno, andatevene".