1 Samuel 29:10 - Printer Friendly

ESV: Now then rise early in the morning with the servants of your lord who came with you, and start early in the morning, and depart as soon as you have light."

NIV: Now 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."

NASB: Now then, rise early in the morning with the servants of your lord who have come with you, and as soon as you have risen early in the morning and have light, leave.'

CSB: So get up early in the morning, you and your masters’ servants who came with you. When you’ve all gotten up early, go as soon as it’s light."

NLT: Now get up early in the morning, and leave with your men as soon as it gets light.'

KJV: Wherefore now rise up early in the morning with thy master's servants that are come with thee: and as soon as ye be up early in the morning, and have light, depart.

NKJV: Now therefore, rise early in the morning with your master’s servants who have come with you. And as soon as you are up early in the morning and have light, depart.”

First Samuel 29:6–11 records the Philistine king, Achish, sadly sending David home. David and his men have been under Achish's protection from Saul for over a year, and Achish has brought them to fight the Israelites with the other Philistine armies. Those other commanders, however, don't trust David, so Achish dismisses them (1 Samuel 29:1–5). When David and his men return, their city is burned, and their families are gone. Despite their fatigue, they overtake the Amalekites and rescue their wives and children (1 Samuel 30). Meanwhile, Saul and three of his sons die in battle (1 Samuel 31).

David, his men, and their families have been hiding from King Saul under the protection of Achish, Philistine king of Gath (1 Samuel 27:1–2). Achish so thoroughly trusts that David has rejected the Israelites that he plans to take David and his men into battle with him against the Israelites. The Philistine commanders reject this idea and tell Achish to send David back home. David protests, but Achish has no choice but to order David to return to the land of the Philistines to sit out the battle against Israel.

The Philistines are renewing their war against the Israelites (1 Samuel 28:1). Achish, king of Gath, insists that David and his men fight with him in the battle against Israel. The Philistine commanders wisely reject the idea of allowing these Israelites among their ranks in battle, no matter how much Achish trusts David. David protests, and Achish expresses his regret, but the king sends David and his men back home. They will arrive to find their families captured and their city burnt (1 Samuel 30:1).

First Samuel introduces the key figures who led Israel after the era of the judges. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel were originally part of a single text, split in certain translations shortly before the birth of Christ. Some of the Bible’s most famous characters are depicted in this book. These including the prophet Samuel, Israel’s first king, Saul, her greatest king, David, and other famous names such as Goliath and Jonathan. By the end of this book, Saul has fallen; the book of 2 Samuel begins with David’s ascension to the throne.

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