No matter how much Aschish trusts David, it does not matter. The rest of the Philistines do not trust this one who at one time killed ten thousands of them. The other commanders of the Philistines do not allow David and his men to join in battle with them against the Israelites.
I'm afraid I'd have to agree with the other commanders. David is an Israelite and the Philistines are the enemy of the Israelites. It would be like living in a den with a lion. Not many of us would survive an experiment like that!
If you read verse 2 again, you'll see that David had been in the rear. If you were a Philistine, would you want David covering your back? When and if you go to war with someone, you really want someone with you that you are confident will watch your back, and not someone who might thrust a spear through it. We do battle every day - against our own sinful natures - against the wiles of the devil in this world as he strikes out against our neighbors, our families, the world. Thanks be to God that we have one with us who has definitely got our backs. Thanks be to God for our Savior, Jesus the Christ!
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