11 So David and his men rose up early to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
11 So David and his men got up early in the morning to go back to the land of the Philistines, and the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
11 So David set out with his men early in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines. But the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
11 David rose early, he and his men, and by daybreak they were on their way back to Philistine country. The Philistines went on to Jezreel.
11 So David and his men rose early to depart in the morning, to return to the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
11 So David and his men headed back into the land of the Philistines, while the Philistine army went on to Jezreel.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Samuel 29:11
Commentary on 1 Samuel 29:6-11
(Read 1 Samuel 29:6-11)
David scarcely ever had a greater deliverance than when dismissed from such insnaring service. God's people should always behave themselves so, as, if possible, to get the good word of all they have dealings with: and it is due to those who have acted well, to speak well of them.