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1 Samuel 27:12

AchishDavid

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.

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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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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  • Genesis 34:30

    And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.

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  • 1 Samuel 13:4

    And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.

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