Verse 6

1 Samuel 29:6

King James Version

6 Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּקְרָ֨א אָכִ֜ישׁ אֶל דָּוִ֗ד וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר אֵ֠לָי/ו חַי יְהוָ֞ה כִּי יָשָׁ֣ר אַתָּ֗ה וְ/ט֣וֹב בְּ֠/עֵינַ/י צֵאתְ/ךָ֨ וּ/בֹאֲ/ךָ֤ אִתִּ/י֙ בַּֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה כִּ֠י לֹֽא מָצָ֤אתִֽי בְ/ךָ֙ רָעָ֔ה מִ/יּ֛וֹם בֹּאֲ/ךָ֥ אֵלַ֖/י עַד הַ/יּ֣וֹם הַ/זֶּ֑ה וּ/בְ/עֵינֵ֥י הַ/סְּרָנִ֖ים לֹֽא ט֥וֹב אָֽתָּה
English Translation
And Achish called to David and said to him, "As the Lord lives, you are upright, and it is good in my eyes that you go out and come in with me in the camp, for I have not found evil in you since the day of your coming to me until this day, and in the eyes of the commanders, you are not good."
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 29 Context
1 Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fou... Focus ↗
2 And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men pass... Focus ↗
3 Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said unto the princ... Focus ↗
4 And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto... Focus ↗
5 Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and... Focus ↗
6 Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and...
7 Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines. Focus ↗
8 And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as... Focus ↗
9 And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good in my sight, as an angel of God (E... Focus ↗
10 Wherefore now rise up early in the morning with thy master’s servants that are come with thee: and a... Focus ↗
11 So David and his men rose up early to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philisti... Focus ↗
Verse Information
Book
1 Samuel
Chapter
Chapter 29 (11 verses)
Version
King James Version
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