1 Samuel 27:12
What does 1 Samuel 27:12 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 27:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And 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.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And 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.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And Achis believed David, saying: He hath done much harm to his people Israel: Therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Achish trusted David, saying, He has made himself utterly odious among his people Israel; and he shall be my servant for ever.
Context
v.11And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring them to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell of us, saying, So did David, and so hath been his manner all the while he hath dwelt in the country of the Philistines.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 13:4
And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were gathered together after Saul to Gilgal.
- Genesis 34:30
And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me, to make me odious to the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and, I being few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and smite me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.
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