1 Samuel 27:12 - Easy To Read Version Achish began to trust David. Achish said to himself, “Now David’s own people hate him. The Israelites hate David very much. Now David will serve me forever.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
But Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have given me much trouble. All the people in this place will hate me. All the Canaanite people and the Perizzite people will turn against me. There are only a few of us. If the people in this place gather together to fight against us, then I will be destroyed. And all our people will be destroyed with me.”
The Ammonites saw that they had become David’s enemies. So the Ammonites hired Arameans from Beth Rehob and Zobah. There were 20,000 Aramean foot soldiers. The Ammonites also hired the king of Maacah with 1,000 men and 12,000 men from Tob.
So they said to Moses and Aaron, “You really made a mistake when you told Pharaoh to let us go. May the Lord punish you because you caused Pharaoh and his rulers to hate us. You have given them an excuse to kill us.”
All the Israelites heard the news. They said, “Saul has killed the Philistine leader. Now the Philistines really hate the Israelites!”
David never brought a man or woman alive to Gath. David thought, “{If we let any person live,} that person might tell {Achish} what I really did!”
Later the Philistines gathered their armies to fight against Israel. Achish said to David, “Do you understand that you and your men must go with me to fight {against Israel}?”