Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Samuel 29:8

8 ¶ And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been with thee unto this day, that I may not go to fight against the enemies of my lord the king ?

This was deep dissimulation and flattery, but he apprehended it necessary, lest he should tacitly confess himself guilty of that whereof they accused him, and thereby expose himself to the utmost hazards. These perplexities he brought himself into by his irregular course, in forsaking the Land of Iudah, where God had placed him, chap. 22. 5. and promised him protection, and putting himself into the hands of the Philistines.

Marginal references: Heb. before thee.