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1 Samuel 29:2-4
Christian Standard Bible
1 Samuel 29:2-4
Christian Standard Bible
2 As the Philistine leaders were passing in review with their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men(A) were passing in review behind them with Achish. 3 Then the Philistine commanders asked, “What are these Hebrews doing here?”
Achish answered the Philistine commanders, “That is David, servant of King Saul of Israel. He has been with me a considerable period of time.[a] From the day he defected until today, I’ve found no fault with him.”(B)
4 The Philistine commanders, however, were enraged with Achish and told him, “Send that man back and let him return to the place you assigned him.(C) He must not go down with us into battle only to become our adversary during the battle.(D) What better way could he ingratiate himself with his master than with the heads of our men?
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- 29:3 Hb obscure
1 Samuel 29:2-4
King James Version
1 Samuel 29:2-4
King James Version
2 And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward with Achish.
3 Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell unto me unto this day?
4 And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men?
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1 Samuel 29:2-4
New King James Version
1 Samuel 29:2-4
New King James Version
2 And the (A)lords of the Philistines [a]passed in review by hundreds and by thousands, but (B)David and his men passed in review at the rear with Achish. 3 Then the princes of the Philistines said, “What are these Hebrews doing here?”
And Achish said to the princes of the Philistines, “Is this not David, the servant of Saul king of Israel, who has been with me (C)these days, or these years? And to this day I have (D)found no fault in him since he defected to me.”
4 But the princes of the Philistines were angry with him; so the princes of the Philistines said to him, (E)“Make this fellow return, that he may go back to the place which you have appointed for him, and do not let him go down with us to (F)battle, lest (G)in the battle he become our adversary. For with what could he reconcile himself to his master, if not with the heads of these (H)men?
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- 1 Samuel 29:2 passed on in the rear
1 Samuel 29:2-4
New International Version
1 Samuel 29:2-4
New International Version
2 As the Philistine rulers marched with their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men were marching at the rear(A) with Achish. 3 The commanders of the Philistines asked, “What about these Hebrews?”
Achish replied, “Is this not David,(B) who was an officer of Saul king of Israel? He has already been with me for over a year,(C) and from the day he left Saul until now, I have found no fault in him.”
4 But the Philistine commanders were angry with Achish and said, “Send(D) the man back, that he may return to the place you assigned him. He must not go with us into battle, or he will turn(E) against us during the fighting. How better could he regain his master’s favor than by taking the heads of our own men?
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