1st Samuel Chapter 27 verse 12 Holy Bible
And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
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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.
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And Achish trusted David, saying, He has made himself utterly odious among his people Israel; and he shall be my servant for ever.
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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.
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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.
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Achish believed David, saying, He has made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant forever.
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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.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewSo Achishאָכִ֖ישׁ (’ā·ḵîš)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 397: Achish -- king of Gathtrustedוַיַּאֲמֵ֥ן (way·ya·’ă·mên)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 539: To confirm, supportDavid,בְּדָוִ֣ד (bə·ḏā·wiḏ)Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jessethinking,לֵאמֹ֑ר (lê·mōr)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 559: To utter, say“Since he has made himself repugnantהַבְאֵ֤שׁ (haḇ·’êš)Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteStrong's 887: To smell bad, to be offensiveto his peopleבְּעַמּ֣וֹ (bə·‘am·mōw)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flockIsrael,בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (ḇə·yiś·rā·’êl)Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desche will beוְהָ֥יָה (wə·hā·yāh)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, bemyלִ֖י (lî)Preposition | first person common singularStrong's Hebrew servantלְעֶ֥בֶד (lə·‘e·ḇeḏ)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 5650: Slave, servantforever.”עוֹלָֽם׃ (‘ō·w·lām)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, alwaysJump to PreviousAbhor Abhorred Achish A'chish Age-During Always Belief Believed Believeth David Hated Israel Israelites Odious Servant Surely Thinking Trusted Utterly