1 Samuel 27:12
World English Bible (WEB)
Achish believed David, saying, “He has made his people Israel utterly to abhor him. Therefore he will be my servant forever.”
In context
10 Achish said, “Against whom have you made a raid today?” David said, “Against the South of Judah, against the South of the Jerahmeelites, and against the South of the Kenites.”
11 David saved neither man nor woman alive to bring them to Gath, saying, “Lest they should tell about us, saying, ‘David did this, and this has been his way all the time he has lived in the country of the Philistines.’”
12 Achish believed David, saying, “He has made his people Israel utterly to abhor him. Therefore he will be my servant forever.”
1 Samuel 27:12 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Achish believed David, saying, “He has made his people Israel utterly to abhor him. Therefore he will be my servant forever.”
- KJV King James Version
- And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- So Achish trusted David, thinking, “Since he has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel, he will be my servant forever.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- 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.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And Achish trusted David, saying, He has made himself utterly odious among his people Israel; and he shall be my servant for ever.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.