1 Samuel 29:6 - The Scriptures 1998

⁶ And Aḵ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ Then Achish called David and said to him, As surely as the Lord lives, you have been honest and upright, and for you to go out and come in with me in the army is good in my sight; for I have found no evil in you from the day of your coming to me to this day. Yet the lords do not approve of you.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ Then Achish called David, and said unto him, As Jehovah liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight; for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favor thee not.

Common English Bible

⁶ So Achish summoned David and told him, “As surely as the LORD lives, you are an upstanding individual. I would very much like you to serve with me in the army because I haven’t found anything wrong with you from the day you came to me until now. But the rulers don’t approve of you.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ Therefore, Achish called David, and he said to him: "As the Lord lives, you are good and righteous in my sight, even in your departure and your return with me in the military camp. And I have not found anything evil in you, from the day that you came to me, even to this day. But you are not pleasing to the princes.

1 Samuel 29:6 Cross References

Genesis 16:6

And Aḇ

2 Samuel 3:25

“You know that Aḇ

2 Kings 19:27

‘But I know your sitting down, and your going out and your coming in, and your rage against Me.

Psalm 121:8

יהוה  guards your going out and your coming in Now and forever.

Isaiah 37:28

“But I know your sitting down, and your going out and your coming in, and your rage against Me.

Isaiah 65:16

so that he who blesses himself in the earth does bless himself in the Elohim of truth. And he who swears in the earth does swear by the Elohim of truth. Because the former distresses shall be forgotten, and because they shall be hidden from My eyes.

Jeremiah 12:16

“And it shall be, if they learn well the ways of My people, to swear by My Name, ‘As יהוה  lives,’ as they taught My people to swear by Baʽ

Numbers 27:17

who goes out before them and comes in before them, who leads them out and brings them in, so that the congregation of יהוה  be not like sheep without a shepherd.”

Matthew 5:16

“Let your light so shine before men, so that they see your good works and praise your Father who is in the heavens.

Deuteronomy 10:20

“Fear יהוה  your Elohim. Serve Him, and cling to Him, and swear by His Name.

Joshua 22:30

And Pineḥ

1 Peter 2:12

having your behaviour among the gentiles good so that when they speak against you as evil-doers, let them, by observing your good works, esteem Elohim in a day of visitation.

1 Peter 3:16

having a good conscience, so that when they speak against you as doers of evil, those who falsely accuse your good behaviour in Messiah, shall be ashamed.

1 Samuel 20:3

But Dawiḏ

1 Samuel 28:10

And Sha’ul swore to her by יהוה, saying, “As יהוה  lives, no punishment comes upon you for this matter.”

1 Samuel 29:3

And the princes of the Philistines said, “Who are these Heḇ

1 Samuel 29:7

“And now, return, and go in peace, and do no evil in the eyes of the princes of the Philistines.”

1 Samuel 5:8

Then they sent and gathered to them all the princes of the Philistines, and said, “What do we do with the ark of the Elohim of Yisra’ĕ