1 Samuel 29:4-6

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⁴ But the Philistine leaders were angry. “Send them back!” they demanded. “They aren’t going into the battle with us—they’ll turn against us. Is there any better way for him to reconcile himself with his master than by turning against us in the battle? ⁵ This is the same man the women of Israel sang about in their dances: ‘Saul has slain his thousands and David his ten thousands!’”

⁶ So Achish finally summoned David and his men.

“I swear by the Lord,” he told them, “you are some of the finest men I’ve ever met, and I think you should go with us, but my commanders say no.