And Jacob said to Simeon and to Levi, You have troubled me, to make me stink among those living in the land, among the Canaanites, and among the Perizzites. And I being few in number, and they gathering against me, they will strike me, and I and my house shall be wasted.
And the sons of Ammon saw that they were odious to David. And the sons of Ammon sent and hired Syrians from Bethrehob, and Syrians from Zobah, twenty thousand footmen; and the king of Maacah with a thousand men; and the men of Tob with twelve thousand men.
And they said to them, May Jehovah look on you and judge, you who have made our odor to stink in Pharaoh’s eyes and in the eyes of his servants, to give a sword in their hands to kill us.
And all Israel heard, saying, Saul has struck a garrison of the Philistines; and also Israel has made himself stink to the Philistines. And all the people were called after Saul, to Gilgal.
David did not let live man or woman to bring news to Gath, saying, Lest they speak against us, saying, So David has done; And so has been his custom all the days that he has lived in the fields of the Philistines.
And in those days it happened that the Philistines gathered their armies to go forth to fight against Israel. And Achish said to David, Knowing you know that you shall go out with me in the army, you and your men.