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David said to Achish, Therefore you shall know what your servant will do. Achish said to David, Therefore will I make you keeper of my head for ever.
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A Calculated Ambiguity
Commentators agree that David's response to Achish is deliberately ambiguous. Caught between his duty to the Philistine king and his loyalty to Israel, David gives an answer that sounds like a promise but commits him to nothing. Scholars describe this as an evasive tactic to buy time, highlighting the immense pressure David was under.
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1 Samuel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
You shall know ... - David dissembled (compare also 1 Samuel 29:8), hoping, no doubt, that something would happen to prevent his…
19th Century
Anglican
And David said to Achish. —Sorely perplexed, David temporizes. He dares not refuse; and yet, the idea of commanding a Philistine d…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And David said to Achish, surely you shall know what your servant can do By which he …
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David could not refuse Achish without danger. If he promised assistance, and then stood neutral, or went over to the Israelites, he would behave wi…
