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1 Samuel 27:12

AchishDavid

10 who would ask him, “What have you raided today?” And David would reply, “The Negev of Judah,” or “The Negev of Jerahmeel,” or “The Negev of the Kenites.”

11 David did not leave a man or woman alive to be brought to Gath, for he said, “Otherwise they will report us, saying, ‘This is what David did.’” And this was David’s custom the whole time he lived in Philistine territory.

So Achish trusted David, thinking, “Since he has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel, he will be my servant forever.”
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BSB
So Achish trusted David, thinking, “Since he has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel, he will be my servant forever.”
KJV
And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
WEB
Achish believed David, saying, “He has made his people Israel utterly to abhor him. Therefore he will be my servant forever.”
ASV
And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
DARBY
And Achish trusted David, saying, He has made himself utterly odious among his people Israel; and he shall be my servant for ever.
BLB
And Achish believed David, saying, “He has made himself an utter stench among his people Israel, and he will be my servant forever.”
ÅB
Og Akis trodde David og tenkte: Han har gjort seg forhatt blant Israel, sitt folk, og nå kommer han til å være min tjener for all tid.
OTB
Så Akisj stolte på David og sa, "Han har sannelig gjort seg avskyelig for sitt folk Israel; derfor vil han være min tjener for alltid."
B1930
Og Akis trodde David og tenkte: Han har gjort sig forhatt blandt Israel, sitt folk, og nu kommer han til å være min tjener for all tid.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 34:30

    Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”

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  • 1 Samuel 13:4

    And all Israel heard the news: “Saul has attacked an outpost of the Philistines, and now Israel has become a stench to the Philistines!” Then the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.

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