1 Samuel 29:6

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Then Achish called David, and said to him, As Yahweh lives, you have been upright, and your going out and your coming in with me in the host is good in my sight; for I have not found evil in you since the day of your coming to me to this day: nevertheless the lords don't favor you.

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Aphek was a Philistine mustering place, likely on the Plain of Sharon, where their army assembled before advancing inland. Jezreel was the Israelite camp in the Jezreel Valley; the opposing camps highlight the imminent battle in which David’s loyalty to the Philistines was being tested.

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1 Samuel 29:6 mentions Aphek and Jezreel.

Aphek · Giladtop
Jezreel · Bukvoed

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