1 Samuel 27:12 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Achish trusted David, thinking, “He has made himself utterly abhorrent to his people Israel; therefore he shall always be my servant.” Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Achish believed David, saying, He has made his people Israel utterly abhor him; so he shall be my servant always. American Standard Version (1901) And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever. Common English Bible Achish trusted David, thinking, David has alienated himself so badly from his own people in Israel that he’ll serve me forever. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, Achish trusted David, saying: "He has worked much harm against his people Israel. And so, he will be a servant to me forever." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Achis believed David, saying: He hath done much harm to his people Israel; therefore he shall be my servant for ever. |
Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble on me by making me odious to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites; my numbers are few, and if they gather themselves against me and attack me, I shall be destroyed, both I and my household.”
When the Ammonites saw that they had become odious to David, the Ammonites sent and hired the Arameans of Beth-rehob and the Arameans of Zobah, twenty thousand foot soldiers, as well as the king of Maacah, one thousand men, and the men of Tob, twelve thousand men.
They said to them, “The Lord look upon you and judge! You have brought us into bad odor with Pharaoh and his officials and have put a sword in their hand to kill us.”
When all Israel heard that Saul had defeated the garrison of the Philistines and also that Israel had become odious to the Philistines, the people were called out to join Saul at Gilgal.
David left neither man nor woman alive to be brought back to Gath, thinking, “They might tell about us and say, ‘David has done so and so.’ ” Such was his practice all the time he lived in the country of the Philistines.
In those days the Philistines gathered their forces for war, to fight against Israel. Achish said to David, “You know, of course, that you and your men are to go out with me in the army.”