The Philistine commanders, however, were enraged with Achish and told him,“ Send that man back and let him return to the place you assigned him. He must not go down with us into battle only to become our adversary during the battle. What better way could he ingratiate himself with his master than with the heads of our men?

非利士人的首领向亚吉发怒，对他说：“你要叫这人回你所安置他的地方，不可叫他同我们出战，恐怕他在阵上反为我们的敌人。他用什么与他主人复和呢？岂不是用我们这些人的首级吗？

非利士人的领袖向亚吉发怒，对他说：“叫这人回去！叫他回到你指派他的地方去，不可让他同我们出征，免得他在阵上反成为我们的敌人。他用什么与他主人复和呢？岂不是用我们这些人的首级吗？

非利士人的领袖向亚吉发怒，对他说：“叫这人回去！叫他回到你指派他的地方去，不可让他同我们出征，免得他在阵上反成为我们的敌人。他用什么与他主人复和呢？岂不是用我们这些人的首级吗？

他们却生气地说：“请送这个人回到你安置他的地方，他不可和我们一起去打仗，免得他在战场上倒戈。他提着我们的脑袋去重投故主岂不是最好的方法吗？

非利士人的领袖向亚吉发怒，对他说：“你叫这人回去，好让他回到你为他安排的地方去。他不可与我们一同下战场，免得他在战场上成为我们的对头。这人可用什么去得他主人的欢心呢？岂不是用我们这些人的头吗？

非利士的首领们就对亚吉发怒，对他说：“让这人回去！让他回到你为他指定的地方去。他不可与我们一同出战，以免他在战场上成为我们的敌人。这人可用什么讨他主人喜悦呢？难道不是用我们这些人的头颅吗？

非利士人的首領向亞吉發怒，對他說：「你要叫這人回你所安置他的地方，不可叫他同我們出戰，恐怕他在陣上反為我們的敵人。他用甚麼與他主人復和呢？豈不是用我們這些人的首級嗎？

非利士人的領袖向亞吉發怒，對他說：「叫這人回去！叫他回到你指派他的地方去，不可讓他同我們出征，免得他在陣上反成為我們的敵人。他用甚麼與他主人復和呢？豈不是用我們這些人的首級嗎？

非利士人的領袖向亞吉發怒，對他說：「叫這人回去！叫他回到你指派他的地方去，不可讓他同我們出征，免得他在陣上反成為我們的敵人。他用甚麼與他主人復和呢？豈不是用我們這些人的首級嗎？

他們卻生氣地說：「請送這個人回到你安置他的地方，他不可和我們一起去打仗，免得他在戰場上倒戈。他提著我們的腦袋去重投故主豈不是最好的方法嗎？

非利士人的領袖向亞吉發怒，對他說：“你叫這人回去，好讓他回到你為他安排的地方去。他不可與我們一同下戰場，免得他在戰場上成為我們的對頭。這人可用甚麼去得他主人的歡心呢？豈不是用我們這些人的頭嗎？

非利士人的統領惱怒亞吉，說：『你要叫這人回你所分派他的地方去，不可叫他同我們下戰場，免得他在戰場上變為敵擋我們的。這傢伙要用甚麼去討他主上的喜悅呢？豈不是用我們這些人的腦袋麼？

非利士的首領們就向亞吉發怒，對他說：「讓這人回去！讓他回到你為他指定的地方去。他不可與我們一同出戰，以免他在戰場上成為我們的敵人。這人可用什麼討他主人喜悅呢？難道不是用我們這些人的頭顱嗎？

牧伯怒亞吉曰、可使此人返爾所置之地、毋令偕我出戰、恐戰陳之間、反為我敵、彼欲與其主和、何所需耶、非以我眾之首級乎、

非利士人伯怒、曰、可使此人返爾所錫之地、毋偕我往戰、恐戰陳之間、反為我敵。彼欲與主復和、如何乃可、非以我眾之首級獻其主乎、

非利士諸伯怒、謂亞吉曰、可使斯人返爾所安置之地、不可偕我往戰、恐戰陣之間、反為我敵、彼欲與其主復和、如何乃可、非以我眾之首級、獻其主乎、

But the Philistine commanders were angry with Achish and said,“ Send the man back, that he may return to the place you assigned him. He must not go with us into battle, or he will turn against us during the fighting. How better could he regain his master’s favor than by taking the heads of our own men?

But the Philistine commanders were angry with Achish. They said,“ Send David back. Let him return to the town you gave him. He must not go with us into battle. If he does, he’ll turn against us during the fighting. In fact, he might even cut off the heads of our own men. What better way could he choose to win back his master’s favor?

But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with him. And the commanders of the Philistines said to him,“ Send the man back, that he may return to the place to which you have assigned him. He shall not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become an adversary to us. For how could this fellow reconcile himself to his lord? Would it not be with the heads of the men here?

But the Philistine commanders were angry.“ Send him back to the town you’ve given him!” they demanded.“ He can’t go into the battle with us. What if he turns against us in battle and becomes our adversary? Is there any better way for him to reconcile himself with his master than by handing our heads over to him?

But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with him, and the commanders of the Philistines said to him,“ Make the man go back, so that he will return to his place where you have assigned him, and do not let him go down to battle with us, or in the battle he may become an adversary to us. For how could this man find favor with his lord? Would it not be with the heads of these men?

But the princes of the Philistines were angry with him; so the princes of the Philistines said to him,“ Make this fellow return, that he may go back to the place which you have appointed for him, and do not let him go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become our adversary. For with what could he reconcile himself to his master, if not with the heads of these men?

But the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make the man return, that he may go back to his place where thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become an adversary to us: for wherewith should this fellow reconcile himself unto his lord? should it not be with the heads of these men?

The Philistine commanders, however, were enraged with Achish and told him,“ Send that man back and let him return to the place you assigned him. He must not go down with us into battle only to become our adversary during the battle. What better way could he regain his master’s favor than with the heads of our men?

And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master?[ should it] not[ be] with the heads of these men?

But the leaders of the Philistines became angry with him and said to him,“ Send the man back! Let him return to the place that you assigned him! Don’t let him go down with us into the battle, for he might become our adversary in the battle. What better way to please his lord than with the heads of these men?

But the princes of the Philistines were angry with him; and the princes of the Philistines said to him,“ Make the man return, that he may go back to his place where you have appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become an adversary to us. For with what should this fellow reconcile himself to his lord? Should it not be with the heads of these men?

There were Hebrews from the area who had gone earlier into the camp to join the Philistines, but even they joined the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.

Some Manassites defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. However, they did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers sent David away after a discussion. They said,“ It will be our heads if he defects to his master Saul.”

“ The master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the children of this age are more shrewd than the children of light in dealing with their own people.

That day Achish gave Ziklag to him, and it still belongs to the kings of Judah today.