Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, ‘I have sinned, for I did not know that you were standing in the path to confront me. And now, if it is evil in your sight, I will go back.’
So Achish summoned David and told him, ‘As the Lord lives, you are an honourable man. I think it is good to have you fighting in this unit with me, because I have found no fault in you from the day you came to me until today. But the leaders don’t think you are reliable.
‘But what have I done? ’ David replied to Achish. ‘From the first day I entered your service until today, what have you found against your servant to keep me from going to fight against the enemies of my lord the king? ’