Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines.
Achish ordered David to return and go in peace, so that by remaining with the army he would not displease the lords of the Philistines. That demand kept David from going into battle together with the Philistines against Israel. The dismissal answered his perilous position, in which he was expected to fight for the Philistines while he could not consent to fight against Israel.
Achish ordered David to return and go in peace, so that by remaining with the army he would not displease the lords of the Philistines. That demand kept David from going into battle together with the Philistines against Israel. The dismissal answered his perilous position, in which he was expected to fight for the Philistines while he could not consent to fight against Israel.