1 Samuel 27:12 KJV
And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
Matthew Henry
- David deceives AchishWhile David was in the land of the Philistines, he attacked some remains of the devoted nations. The people whom he cut off were long before doomed to...
Cross References
- 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.
- 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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Topics
- Achish David escapes to Achish
- David Flees to Achish and lives in Ziklag
- Falsehood David’s other deceits with the Philistines
- Philistines Achish
Kings of Israel & Judah
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1095–1015 BC · Saul and David reign in Israel
Bible Dictionary
- AchishAngry, perhaps only a general title of royalty applicable to the Philistine kings. (1.) The king with whom David sought refuge when he...
- DavidBeloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s...
- IsraelThe name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And Achish אָכִישׁ ʾākîš אֲכִישׁ Proper name
- believed וַיַּאֲמֵן wayyaʾămēn אָמַן Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- David בְּדָוִד bĕdāwid דָּוִד Proper name · with preposition
- saying לֵאמֹר lēʾmōr אָמַר Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
- He hath made his people בְּעַמּוֹ bĕʿammô עַם Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
- Israel בְיִשְׂרָאֵל bĕyiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name · with preposition
- utterly הַבְאֵשׁ habʾēš בָּאַשׁ Verb · hiphil infinitive absolute
- to abhor הִבְאִישׁ hibʾîš בָּאַשׁ Verb · hiphil perfect, third person masculine singular
- him; therefore he shall be my servant וְהָיָה wĕhāyâ Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person masculine singular · with and לִי lî Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular לְעֶבֶד lĕʿebed עֶבֶד Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
- for ever עוֹלָם ʿôlām עוֹלָם Noun · masculine singular
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0
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