Verse 9
1 Samuel 29:9
World English Bible, British Edition
9
Achish answered David, “I know that you are good in my sight,
as an angel of God (Elohim). Notwithstanding, the princes of the Philistines have said, ‘He shall not go up with
us to the battle.’
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּ֣עַן אָכִישׁ֮ וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל דָּוִד֒ יָדַ֕עְתִּי כִּ֣י ט֥וֹב אַתָּ֛ה בְּ/עֵינַ֖/י כְּ/מַלְאַ֣ךְ אֱלֹהִ֑ים אַ֣ךְ שָׂרֵ֤י פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ אָֽמְר֔וּ לֹֽא יַעֲלֶ֥ה עִמָּ֖/נוּ בַּ/מִּלְחָמָֽה
English Translation
And Achish answered and said to David, "I have known that you are good in my eyes like an angel of God; however, the lords of the Philistines have said, 'He shall not go up with us to the battle.'"
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Chapter 29 Context
1
Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek; and the
Israelites encamped by the...
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2
The lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds and by thousands;
and David and his men passed on...
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3
Then the princes of the Philistines said, “What about these Hebrews?”
Achish said to the princes of...
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4
But the princes of the Philistines were angry with him; and the
princes of the Philistines said to h...
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5
Isn’t this David, of whom people sang to one another in dances, saying,
‘Saul has slain his thousand...
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6
Then Achish called David and said to him, “As the LORD lives,
you have been upright, and your going...
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7
Therefore now return, and go in peace, that you not displease the lords
of the Philistines.”
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8
David said to Achish, “But what have I done? What have you found
in your servant so long as I have b...
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9
Achish answered David, “I know that you are good in my sight,
as an angel of God (Elohim). Notwithst...
10
Therefore now rise up early in the morning with the servants of your
lord who have come with you; an...
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11
So David rose up early, he and his men, to depart in the morning,
to return into the land of the Phi...
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