Then 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.
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Gill's Exposition
Then Achish called David,.... Being so near him, that he could call unto him himself, or he sent some person to him, to require his presence with him:
and said unto him, surely, as the Lord liveth;…
Barnes' Notes
As the Lord liveth - The swearing by Yahweh seems strange in the mouth of a Philistine. But probably not the very words, but only the sense of this and such like speeches, is preserved.
Adam Clarke
Thou hast been upright - So he thought, for as yet he had not heard of the above transaction; David having given him to understand that he had been fighting against Israel.
If the reasons Achish had to trust David were stronger than the reasons which the princes offered why they should distrust him (as I do not see that, in policy, they were, for the princes were…
David dismissed from the army
6. as the Lord liveth Either the exact wording of the speech is due to the historian, or Achish, to convince David of his sincerity, swears by the God of Israel.
thou…
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