1 Samuel 27:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever. ”
1 Samuel 27:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 27:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 27:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 27:12 ASV — 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. ”
1 Samuel 27:12 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 27:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.'”
1 Samuel 27:12 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 27:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Achish trusted David, saying, He has made himself utterly odious among his people Israel; and he shall be my servant for ever. ”
1 Samuel 27:12 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 27:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Achish beleeued Dauid, saying, He hath made his people of Israel vtterly to abhorre him: therefore he shalbe my seruant for euer. ”
1 Samuel 27:12 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 27:12 in Context — 1 Samuel 27
10 And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.
11 And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines.
12 And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
What Does 1 Samuel 27:12 Mean?
1 Samuel 27:12 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 27. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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