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1 Samuel 29:8

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6 So Achish summoned David and told him, “As surely as the LORD lives, you have been upright in my sight, and it seems right that you should march in and out with me in the army, because I have found no fault in you from the day you came to me until this day. But you have no favor in the sight of the leaders.

7 Therefore turn back now and go in peace, so that you will not do anything to displease the leaders of the Philistines.”

“But what have I done?” David replied. “What have you found against your servant, from the day I came to you until today, to keep me from going along to fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”

9 Achish replied, “I know that you are as pleasing in my sight as an angel of God. But the commanders of the Philistines have said, ‘He must not go into battle with us.’

10 Now then, get up early in the morning, along with your master’s servants who came with you, and go as soon as it is light.”

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BSB
“But what have I done?” David replied. “What have you found against your servant, from the day I came to you until today, to keep me from going along to fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”
KJV
And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been with thee unto this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king?
WEB
David said to Achish, “But what have I done? What have you found in your servant so long as I have been before you to this day, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”
ASV
And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been before thee unto this day, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?
DARBY
And David said to Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been with thee to this day, that I should not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?
BLB
And David said to Achish, “But what have I done? And what have you found in your servant as long as I have been with you to this day, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”
ÅB
Da sa David til Akis: Hva har jeg gjort, og hva ondt har du funnet hos din tjener fra den dag jeg kom i din tjeneste, like til denne dag, siden jeg ikke må dra med og stride mot min herre kongens fiender?
OTB
Men David sa til Akisj, «Men hva har jeg gjort? Og hva har du funnet hos din tjener fra den dagen jeg kom foran deg til denne dag, at jeg ikke kan dra og kjempe mot min herre kongens fiender?»
B1930
Da sa David til Akis: Hvad har jeg gjort, og hvad ondt har du funnet hos din tjener fra den dag jeg kom i din tjeneste, like til denne dag, siden jeg ikke må dra med og stride mot min herre kongens fiender?

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Cross references

  • Psalms 34:13–14

    Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.

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  • Matthew 6:13

    And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’

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  • 1 Samuel 17:29

    “What have I done now?” said David. “Was it not just a question?”

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  • 1 Samuel 12:3

    Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”

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  • 1 Samuel 26:18

    And he continued, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What evil is in my hand?

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  • 2 Samuel 16:18–19

    “Not at all,” Hushai answered. “For the one chosen by the LORD, by the people, and by all the men of Israel—his I will be, and with him I will remain.

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  • 1 Samuel 20:8

    Therefore deal faithfully with your servant, for you have brought me into a covenant with you before the LORD. If there is iniquity in me, then kill me yourself; why should you bring me to your father?”

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  • 1 Samuel 28:2

    David replied, “Then you will come to know what your servant can do.” “Very well,” said Achish. “I will make you my bodyguard for life.”

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