1 Samuel 27:12
“And Achish beleeued Dauid, saying, Hee hath made his people Israel vtterly to abhorre him, therefore hee shall be my seruant for euer.”
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1 Samuel 27:12 Context
10And Achish said, Whither haue ye made a rode to day? And Dauid said, Against the South of Iudah, and against the South of the Ierahmeelites, and against the South of the Kenites. 11And Dauid saued neither man nor woman aliue, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on vs, saying, So did Dauid, and so will be his maner, all the while he dwelleth in the countrey of the Philistines. 12And Achish beleeued Dauid, saying, Hee hath made his people Israel vtterly to abhorre him, therefore hee shall be my seruant for euer.
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And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
- King James Version
So Achish believed David, saying, "He has surely made himself odious among his people Israel; therefore he will become my servant forever."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
- American Standard Version (1901)
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.
- Basic English Bible
And Achish trusted David, saying, He has made himself utterly odious among his people Israel; and he shall be my servant for ever.
- Darby Bible
And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
- Webster's Bible
Achish believed David, saying, "He has made his people Israel utterly to abhor him. Therefore he shall be my servant forever."
- World English Bible
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.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
And Achish believed David, saying: 'He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible