Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a year podcast, where we

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Revelation, discovering how the story of salvation unfold and how we fit into that story today. It is day 119. We are at the last few chapters. In fact, the last three chapters of 1 Samuel, 1 Samuel 29, 30 and 31. We're also going to be praying today, Psalm 18. As always, I'm reading from the revised standard version, second Catholic edition. I'm using great adventure bible from ascension if you want to

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and then you're subscribed as i said it is day 11 day 119. We're reading 1 Samuel chapter 29, chapter 30, chapter 31, and we're praying

Psalm 18. 1 Samuel chapter 29. The Philistines reject David. Now the Philistines gathered all

their forces at Afec and the Israelites were encamped by the fountain, which is in Jesreal, as the lords of the Philistines were passing on by hundreds and by thousands, and David and his men were passing on in the rear with Akshish.

The commanders of the Philistines said, What are these Hebrews doing here?

And Akshish said to the commanders of the Philistines, is not this David, the servant of Saul, king of Israel, who has been with me now for days and for years? And since he deserted to me, I have found no fault in him to this day. 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? Is not this David, of whom they sing to one another in dances? Saul has slain his

thousands, and David is ten

thousands. Then Akshish called David and said to him, as the Lord lives, you have been honest,

and to me it seems right that you should march out and in with me in the campaign, for I have found

nothing wrong in you from the day of your coming to me to this day. Nevertheless, the lords do

not approve of you. So, go back now,

and go peaceably, that you may not displease the lords of the Philistines. And David said to Akshish,

But what have I done? What have you found in your servant from the day I entered your service

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