1 Samuel 29:3

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Then said the princes of the Philistines, What [do] these Hebrews [here]? Achish said to the princes of the Philistines, Isn't this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who has been with me these days, or [rather] these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell away [to me] to this day?

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Aphek was a Philistine mustering place on the coastal plain, where their forces gathered to march against Israel; Jezreel was the broad valley and nearby town in northern Israel where Saul’s army camped. Their opposing positions frame the coming battle and explain the Philistine commanders’ suspicion of David among them.

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1 Samuel 29:3 mentions Aphek and Jezreel.