⁶ So Achish called David and said to him, “As surely as the Lord lives, you have been reliable, and I would be pleased to have you serve with me in the army. From the day^(A) you came to me until today, I have found no fault in you, but the rulers^(B) don’t approve of you.

⁹ Achish answered, “I know that you have been as pleasing in my eyes as an angel^(A) of God; nevertheless, the Philistine commanders^(B) have said, ‘He must not go up with us into battle.’