Verse 2
1 Samuel 28:2
World Messianic Bible
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David said to Achish, “Therefore you will know what your servant can do.”
Achish said to David, “Therefore I will make you my bodyguard forever.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ אֶל אָכִ֔ישׁ לָ/כֵן֙ אַתָּ֣ה תֵדַ֔ע אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה עַבְדֶּ֑/ךָ וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר אָכִישׁ֙ אֶל דָּוִ֔ד לָ/כֵ֗ן שֹׁמֵ֧ר לְ/רֹאשִׁ֛/י אֲשִֽׂימְ/ךָ֖ כָּל הַ/יָּמִֽים
English Translation
And David said to Achish, "Therefore you will know what your servant will do." And Achish said to David, "Therefore I will keep you as my guard all days."
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Chapter 28 Context
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In those days, the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. Ach...
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David said to Achish, “Therefore you will know what your servant can do.”
Achish said to David, “The...
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Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had mourned for him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own ci...
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The Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and encamped in Shunem; and Saul gathered all...
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5
When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.
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6
When Saul inquired of Yahweh, Yahweh didn’t answer him by dreams, by Urim, or by prophets.
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7
Then Saul said to his servants, “Seek for me a woman who has a familiar spirit, that I may go to her...
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8
Saul disguised himself and put on other clothing, and went, he and two men with him, and they came t...
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9
The woman said to him, “Behold, you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off those who have famil...
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10
Saul swore to her by Yahweh, saying, “As Yahweh lives, no punishment will happen to you for this thi...
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11
Then the woman said, “Whom shall I bring up to you?”
He said, “Bring Samuel up for me.”
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12
When the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice; and the woman spoke to Saul, saying, “Why ha...
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13
The king said to her, “Don’t be afraid! What do you see?”
The woman said to Saul, “I see a god comin...
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14
He said to her, “What does he look like?”
She said, “An old man comes up. He is covered with a robe....
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15
Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me, to bring me up?”
Saul answered, “I am very distress...
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16
Samuel said, “Why then do you ask me, since Yahweh has departed from you and has become your adversa...
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17
Yahweh has done to you as he spoke by me. Yahweh has torn the kingdom out of your hand, and given it...
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18
Because you didn’t obey Yahweh’s voice, and didn’t execute his fierce wrath on Amalek, therefore Yah...
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19
Moreover Yahweh will deliver Israel also with you into the hand of the Philistines; and tomorrow you...
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20
Then Saul fell immediately his full length on the earth, and was terrified, because of Samuel’s word...
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21
The woman came to Saul, and saw that he was very troubled, and said to him, “Behold, your servant ha...
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22
Now therefore, please listen also to the voice of your servant, and let me set a morsel of bread bef...
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But he refused, and said, “I will not eat.” But his servants, together with the woman, constrained h...
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24
The woman had a fattened calf in the house. She hurried and killed it; and she took flour, and knead...
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She brought it before Saul, and before his servants; and they ate. Then they rose up, and went away...
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