1 Samuel 27:12
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And Achish believed David, saying, “He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him. Therefore he shall be my servant for ever.”
And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
Achish believed David, saying, “He has certainly become hated by his people in Israel; so he will always be my servant.”
And Achish believed David, saying, He has made his people Israel utterly abhor him; so he shall be my servant always.
And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
So Achish trusted David, thinking, “Since he has made himself repulsive to his people Israel, he will be my servant forever.”
So Achish trusted David, thinking, ‘Since he has made himself repulsive to his people Israel, he will be my servant for ever.’
Achish trusted David, thinking, David has alienated himself so badly from his own people in Israel that he’ll serve me forever.
And Akhish believed him; he said, “David has caused his own people Isra’el to despise him utterly; he will be my servant forever.”
But Achish trusted David and thought, “David's people must be furious with him. From now on he will have to take orders from me.”
And Achish trusted David, saying, He has made himself utterly odious among his people Israel; and he shall be my servant for ever.
And Achis believed David, saying: He hath done much harm to his people Israel: therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
Achish began to trust David and said to himself, “Now David’s own people hate him. The Israelites hate him very much. Now he will serve me forever.”
So King Achish trusted David. He thought, ‘The Israelites must now hate David very much. So David will have to be my servant for ever.’
Achish trusted David, and he said, “He has made himself a real stench to his people Israel, so he will remain my servant forever.”
And Achish trusted David, thinking, “He has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel; therefore he shall always be my servant.”
And Achish trusted David, thinking, “He has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel; therefore he shall always be my servant.”
So Achish trusted David and said to himself, “·David’s own people, the Israelites, now hate him very much [L He has made himself detested/abhorrent/odious to his people Israel]. He will ·serve me [L be my servant] forever.”
And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people of Israel utterly to abhor him: therefore he shall be my servant forever.
And Achish believed David. Achish thought, “He has definitely made his own people in Israel despise him. He’ll be my servant from now on.”
But Achish trusted David and said to himself, “He is hated so much by his own people the Israelites that he will have to serve me all his life.”
So Achish trusted David, thinking, “Since he has made himself detestable to his people Israel, he will be my servant forever.”
Achish trusted David. He said to himself, “David’s own people, the Israelites, now hate David very much. So David will serve me forever.”
Achish believed David, telling himself, “He has certainly made himself repulsive to his people in Israel. He will be my servant forever.”
And Achish believed David, saying, He is making himself abominable unto his people of Israel; therefore, he shall be my slave for ever.
And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
So Achish believed David, saying, “He has surely made himself odious among his people Israel; therefore he will become my servant forever.”
And Achish trusted David, saying, “He has made himself utterly hated among his people in Israel, and he will be my servant forever.”
Achish believed David and thought that the people of Israel must hate him bitterly by now. “Now he will have to stay here and serve me forever!” the king thought.
Achish came to trust David completely. He thought, “He’s made himself so repugnant to his people that he’ll be in my camp forever.”
And Achish believed David, saying, “He has surely become a stench to his people Israel. Therefore he will be my servant forever.”
And Achish believed David. Achish thought, “He has definitely made his own people in Israel despise him. He’ll be my servant from now on.”
Achish trusted David, thinking, “His people Israel must certainly detest him. I shall have him as my vassal forever.”
So Achish believed David, saying, “He has undoubtedly made himself repulsive among his people Israel; therefore he will become my servant forever.”
So Achish believed David, saying, “He has surely made himself odious among his people Israel; therefore he will become my servant forever.”
Achish trusted David saying, “He has become so utterly hateful to his people, Israel, that he will be my servant forever.”
So Achish trusted David and said to himself, “David’s own people, the Israelites, now hate him very much. He will serve me forever.”
So Achish trusted David, thinking to himself, “He is really hated among his own people in Israel! From now on he will be my servant.”
Achish trusted David. He thought, “David’s own people, the Israelites, can’t stand him anymore. So he’ll be my servant for life.”
Achish trusted David and said to himself, “He has become so obnoxious to his people, the Israelites, that he will be my servant for life.”
Achish trusted David and said to himself, ‘He has become so obnoxious to his people, the Israelites, that he will be my servant for life.’
So Achish believed David, saying, “He has made his people Israel utterly abhor him; therefore he will be my servant forever.”
And Achish believed David, saying, “He has made the people of Israel hate him. So he will become my servant forever.”
Achish believed David and thought to himself, “By now the people of Israel must hate him bitterly. Now he will have to stay here and serve me forever!”
Achish trusted David, thinking, ‘He has made himself utterly abhorrent to his people Israel; therefore he shall always be my servant.’
Achish trusted David, thinking, ‘He has made himself utterly abhorrent to his people Israel; therefore he shall always be my servant.’
Achish trusted David, thinking, “He has made himself utterly abhorrent to his people Israel; therefore he shall always be my servant.”
Achish trusted David, thinking, “He has made himself utterly abhorrent to his people Israel; therefore he shall always be my servant.”
And Achish believed Dovid, saying, He hath made his people Yisroel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be eved to me olam (forever).
And Achish believed David, saying, “He has made his people of Israel utterly abhor him. Therefore, he shall be my servant forever.”
And A′chish trusted David, thinking, “He has made himself utterly abhorred by his people Israel; therefore he shall be my servant always.”
And A′chish trusted David, thinking, “He has made himself utterly abhorred by his people Israel; therefore he shall be my servant always.”
Then Achish trusted David, saying, “He has certainly made himself abhorrent to his people Israel; therefore, he will be my vassal forever.”
Because he did not know the truth, Achish trusted David. He thought David had made himself such an enemy of Israel that he would have to remain Achish’s servant for the rest of his life.
Achish believed David, saying, “He has made his people Israel utterly to abhor him. Therefore he will be my servant forever.”
Therefore Achish believed to David (And so Achish trusted David), and said, Certainly he hath wrought many evils against his people Israel, therefore he shall be a servant to me for evermore.
And 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.'
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