1 Samuel 27:12 Parallel Translations

And Achish believed David. Achish thought, "He has definitely made his own people in Israel despise him. He'll be my servant from now on."(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.

ASV:

And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.

BBE:

And Achish had belief in what David said, saying, He has made himself hated by all his people Israel, and so he will be my servant for ever.

DBY:

And Achish trusted David, saying, He has made himself utterly odious among his people Israel; and he shall be my servant for ever.

ERV:

And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.

JPS:

And Achish believed David, saying: 'He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.'

WBS:

And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.

WEB:

Achish believed David, saying, "He has made his people Israel utterly to abhor him. Therefore he shall be my servant forever."

YLT:

And Achish believeth in David, saying, 'He hath made himself utterly abhorred among his people, in Israel, and hath been to me for a servant age-during.'

1 Samuel 27:12 Cross References

XREF:

1 Samuel 27:11 David did not leave a man or a woman alive to bring to Gath, saying, "Otherwise they will tell about us, saying, 'So has David done and so has been his practice all the time he has lived in the country of the Philistines.'"

1 Samuel 28:1 Now it came about in those days that the Philistines gathered their armed camps for war, to fight against Israel. And Achish said to David, "Know assuredly that you will go out with me in the camp, you and your men." (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

MHC:

27:8-12 While David was in the land of the Philistines, he attacked some remains of the devoted nations. The people whom he cut off were long before doomed to destruction. It is often wisdom to shun public notice, but we must in no situation be idle. We must always try to do somewhat in the cause of God. This expedition David hid from Achish. But an equivocation which serves the purpose of a lie, is as like to it as a hypocrite is to a profane person, it is only better in appearance, therefore more dangerous. Yet, though believers often manifest imperfections, they can never be prevailed upon to renounce the service of God, and to unite interests with his enemies, or finally to become the servants of sin and Satan. But what a train of evils follow from unbelief! When we forget the Lord's past mercies, and his gracious assurances, we shall be overwhelmed with desponding fears, and probably be led to adopt some dishonourable method to get rid of our troubles. Nothing can so effectually establish us in holy tempers and practices, and preserve us from perplexities, as firm, unshaken dependence upon the promises of God in Christ Jesus.

CONC:

Abhor Abhorred Achish A'chish Age-during Always Belief Believed Believeth David Forever Hated Israelites Odious Saying Servant Surely Thinking Trusted Utterly

Abhor Abhorred Achish A'chish Age-During Always Belief Believed Believeth David Hated Israel Israelites Odious Servant Surely Thinking Trusted Utterly

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