3 But the princes of the Phi·lisʹtines said: “Why are these Hebrews here?” Aʹchish replied to the princes of the Phi·lisʹtines: “This is David, the servant of King Saul of Israel, who has been with me for a year or more.+ I have not found any fault in him from the day he deserted to me until today.”

9 Aʹchish answered David: “From my standpoint, you have been as good as an angel of God.+ But the princes of the Phi·lisʹtines have said, ‘Do not let him go up with us into the battle.’