1 Samuel 29:3

Contextual Overview

¹The Philistines brought all their military units together at Aphek while Israel was camped by the spring in Jezreel. ¹ Now the Pelishtim gathered together all their hosts to Afek: and the Yisra'elites encamped by the spring which is in Yizre`el. ¹ Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel. ¹ Now the Philistines assembled all their forces at Aphek, and Israel was encamped at the spring that is in Jezreel. ¹ Now the Philistines had gathered all their forces at Aphek. And the Israelites were encamped by the spring that is in Jezreel. ¹ The Philistines gathered all their soldiers at Aphek. Israel camped by the spring at Jezreel. ¹ The Philistines assembled all their troops at Aphek, while Israel camped at the spring that is in Jezreel. ¹Now the Philistines gathered all their forces at Aphek, while Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel. ¹ Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek, while the Israelites were camping by the spring which is in Jezreel. ¹ So the Philistims were gathered together with all their armies in Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by the fountaine, which is in Izreel.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Is not this David: These words seem to mark no definite time; and may be understood thus: "Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who has been with me for a considerable time?"

these days: 1 Samuel 27:7

found: 1 Samuel 25:28, Daniel 6:5, John 19:6, Romans 12:17, 1 Peter 3:16

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 28:1 - thou shalt go 1 Samuel 29:6 - I have not

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then said the princes of the Philistines,.... To Achish; not those of the court of Achish, who were his subjects, but the confederate princes with him in this war, the lords of the other principalities, as appears by the freedom they took with him, 1 Samuel 29:4;

what [do] these Hebrews [here]? or Jews, as the Targum; what hast thou to do with them, or they to be with thee? men of another nation and religion, and known enemies to the Philistines:

and Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines; in order to soften them, and reconcile them to these men, and their being with him:

[is] not this David the servant of Saul the king of Israel; between whom there had been a quarrel, and the former had fled from the latter to him:

which hath been with me these days, or these years; had been with him many days, and he might say years, as he had been with him one whole year, and part of another, see 1 Samuel 27:7; and he might have known him longer, if he was the same Achish David first fled to; Kimchi interprets it, that he knew him as well as if he had been with him as many years as days:

and I have found no fault in him since he fell [unto me] unto this day? the affair of David's going against the Geshurites, c. not being yet known by him, or, if it was, he approved of it, they being enemies of his this shows that David behaved with a great deal of prudence to have such a character as this from a king of the Philistines.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He fell unto me - The regular word for deserting and going over to the other side. See Jeremiah 37:13; Jeremiah 38:19.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 29:3. These days, or these years — I suppose these words to mark no definite time, and may be understood thus: "Is not this David, who has been with me for a considerable time?"