1The Philistines gathered all their forces at Aphek, and Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel.2As the Philistine rulers marched with their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men were marching at the rear with Achish.3The commanders of the Philistines asked, ‘What about these Hebrews?’ Achish replied, ‘Is this not David, who was an officer of Saul king of Israel? He has already been with me for over a year, and from the day he left Saul until now, I have found no fault in him.’4But the Philistine commanders were angry with Achish and said, ‘Send the man back, that he may return to the place you assigned him. He must not go with us into battle, or he will turn against us during the fighting. How better could he regain his master’s favour than by taking the heads of our own men?5Isn’t this the David they sang about in their dances: ‘ “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands”?’6So Achish called David and said to him, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, you have been reliable, and I would be pleased for you to serve with me in the army. From the day you came to me until today, I have found no fault in you, but the rulers don’t approve of you.7Now turn back and go in peace; do nothing to displease the Philistine rulers.’8‘But what have I done?’ asked David. ‘What have you found against your servant from the day I came to you until now? Why can’t I go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?’9Achish answered, ‘I know that you have been as pleasing in my eyes as an angel of God; nevertheless, the Philistine commanders have said, “He must not go up with us into battle.”10Now get up early, along with your master’s servants who have come with you, and leave in the morning as soon as it is light.’11So David and his men got up early in the morning to go back to the land of the Philistines, and the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
1 Samuel 29
King James Version
1Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel.2And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward with Achish.3Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here ? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell unto me unto this day?4And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men?5Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?6Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not.7Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines.8And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been with thee unto this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king?9And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.10Wherefore now rise up early in the morning with thy master' servants that are come with thee: and as soon as ye be up early in the morning, and have light, depart.11So David and his men rose up early to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
David darf am Kriegszug der Philister nicht teilnehmen
1Und die Philister versammelten ihr ganzes Heer bei Aphek; Israel aber lagerte sich an der Quelle in Jesreel. (Jos 19:18; Jud 6:33; Jud 7:1; 1Sa 28:1; 1Ki 20:30)2Und die Fürsten der Philister zogen vorüber nach Hunderten und nach Tausenden; David aber und seine Männer bildeten die Nachhut mit Achis. (Jos 13:3; 1Sa 5:8; 1Sa 29:6)3Da sprachen die Fürsten der Philister: Was sollen diese Hebräer? Und Achis sprach zu den Fürsten der Philister: Das ist doch David, der Knecht Sauls, des Königs von Israel, der nun schon Jahr und Tag bei mir gewesen ist und an dem ich nicht das Geringste gefunden habe seit der Zeit, da er [von Saul] abgefallen ist, bis zu diesem Tag! (1Sa 4:6; 1Sa 14:11; 1Sa 25:28; 1Sa 27:7; Da 6:5; 1Co 4:2)4Aber die Fürsten der Philister wurden zornig auf ihn, und die Fürsten der Philister sprachen zu ihm: Lass den Mann umkehren, dass er wieder an seinen Ort kommt, wohin du ihn bestellt hast, damit er nicht mit uns zum Kampf hinabziehe und im Kampf unser Widersacher werde; denn womit könnte er seinem Herrn einen größeren Gefallen tun, als mit den Köpfen dieser Männer? (1Sa 14:21; 1Ch 12:19)5Ist er nicht derselbe David, von dem sie beim Reigen sangen und sprachen: »Saul hat seine Tausende erschlagen, David aber seine Zehntausende«? (1Sa 18:7; 1Sa 21:12)6Da rief Achis David und sprach zu ihm: So wahr der HERR lebt, ich halte dich für aufrichtig, und dein Ausgang und Eingang mit mir im Heer gefällt mir wohl; denn ich habe nichts Böses an dir gefunden seit der Zeit, da du zu mir gekommen bist, bis zu diesem Tag; aber in den Augen der Fürsten bist du nicht wohlgefällig! (Ge 6:5; 1Sa 20:3; 1Sa 28:10; 1Ki 1:52; Isa 44:5; Mt 12:35; Ro 12:17)7So kehre nun um und geh hin in Frieden, dass du nichts Böses tust in den Augen der Fürsten der Philister! (1Sa 20:42)8David aber sprach zu Achis: Was habe ich denn getan, und was hast du an deinem Knecht gefunden seit der Zeit, da ich vor dir gewesen bin, bis zu diesem Tag, dass ich nicht kommen und gegen die Feinde meines Herrn, des Königs, kämpfen soll? (1Sa 12:3; 1Sa 17:29; 1Sa 20:8; 1Sa 28:2; 2Sa 16:18)9Und Achis antwortete und sprach zu David: Ich weiß wohl, dass du in meinen Augen wohlgefällig bist wie ein Engel Gottes; aber die Fürsten der Philister haben gesagt: Er soll nicht mit uns in den Kampf hinaufziehen! (2Sa 14:17; 2Sa 19:27)10So mache dich nun am Morgen früh auf samt den Knechten deines Herrn, die mit dir gekommen sind. Macht euch am Morgen früh auf und zieht weg, sobald es hell wird! (1Co 10:13)11So machte sich David früh auf, er und seine Männer, um am Morgen wegzugehen [und] wieder in das Land der Philister zurückzukehren. Die Philister aber zogen hinauf nach Jesreel. (Jos 19:18; 2Sa 4:4)