So Saul removed him {from his presence}, and made him commander of a thousand, {so he marched in and out at the front of the army}.

However, all of Israel and Judah [were] loving David, for he was going forth and marching ahead of them.

So Achish called David and said to him, "{As Yahweh lives}, certainly you were honest, and {I am pleased to have you marching with me} in the campaign. For I have not found any wrong in you from the day you came to me until this day, but in the eyes of the rulers, you [are] not good.