1 Samuël 28:1

1 En het geschiedde in die dagen, als de Filistijnen hun legers vergaderden tot den strijd, om tegen Israel te strijden, zo zeide Achis tot David: Gij zult zekerlijk weten, dat gij met mij in het leger zult uittrekken, gij en uw mannen.

1 Samuël 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 Samuël 28:1 In-Context

1 En het geschiedde in die dagen, als de Filistijnen hun legers vergaderden tot den strijd, om tegen Israel te strijden, zo zeide Achis tot David: Gij zult zekerlijk weten, dat gij met mij in het leger zult uittrekken, gij en uw mannen.

2 Toen zeide David tot Achis: Aldus zult gij weten, wat uw knecht doen zal. En Achis zeide tot David: Daarom zal ik u ten bewaarder mijns hoofds zetten, te allen dage.

3 Samuel nu was gestorven, en gans Israel had rouw over hem bedreven; en zij hadden hem begraven te Rama, te weten in zijn stad. En Saul had uit het land weggedaan de waarzeggers en duivelskunstenaars.

4 En de Filistijnen kwamen en vergaderden zich, en zij legerden zich te Sunem; en Saul vergaderde gans Israel, en zij legerden zich op Gilboa.

5 Toen Saul het leger der Filistijnen zag, zo vreesde hij, en zijn hart beefde zeer.