1 Samuel 27:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So Achish trusted David, thinking, “Since he has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel, he will be my servant forever.””
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“So Achish trusted David, thinking, “Since he has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel, he will be my servant forever.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Samuel 27:12 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 34:30Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”
- 1 Samuel 13:4And all Israel heard the news: “Saul has attacked an outpost of the Philistines, and now Israel has become a stench to the Philistines!” Then the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.
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