1 Samuel 29
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Achish had a second reason for sending David back to Ziklag: the Philistine rulers107 did not approve of David, and Achish did not want to displease them (verse 7). After all, Achish was personally benefiting from David’s services (or so he thought), and he didn’t want the other rulers to force David to leave Philistine territory. Neither did Achish want to displease David; he assured David that he found no fault in him, and even swore to that effect using the name of Israel’s LORD in order to convince David of his sincerity (verse 6).
8–11 David, for his part, pretended to be disappointed (verse 8). But secretly he must have been relieved, because now he would not be forced to fight against his fellow Israelites. The Lord Himself had intervened and given David a way out of his dilemma.