12And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.


In Context

9 And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.

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.

1 Samuel 27:12 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

27:12Achish trusted David and said to himself, "He has become so odious to his people, the Israelites, that he will be my servant forever."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:12And Achis believed David, saying: He hath done much harm to his people Israel: therefore he shall be my servant for ever.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:12And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:12And Achish trusted David, saying, He has made himself utterly odious among his people Israel; and he shall be my servant for ever.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:12And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:12And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:12Achish believed David, saying, |He has made his people Israel utterly to abhor him. Therefore he shall be my servant forever.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:12And 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.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:12And Achish believed David, saying, He has made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.