1 Samuel 29:9 meaning and explanation

Achish replied, “I know that you are as pleasing in my sight as an angel of God. But the commanders of the Philistines have said, ‘He must not go into battle with us.’

1 Samuel 29:9, Berean Standard Bible

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Achish, the Philistine king of Gath, is speaking to David, who has lived among the Philistines as a fugitive from Saul and now marches with their army. Achish personally trusts David and compares him to an angel of God, meaning someone blameless and welcome.

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