1 Samuel 29:1-3
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
The Philistines Reject David
29 Now the Philistines gathered all their forces at Aphek, while the Israelites were encamped by the fountain that is in Jezreel. 2 As the lords of the Philistines were marching on by hundreds and by thousands, and David and his men were marching in the rear with Achish, 3 the commanders of the Philistines said, ‘What are these Hebrews doing here?’ Achish said to the commanders of the Philistines, ‘Is this not David, the servant of King Saul of Israel, who has been with me now for days and years? Since he deserted to me I have found no fault in him to this day.’
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