1 Samuel 29:8

Translations

Modern

“But what have I done?” David replied. “What have you found against your servant, from the day I came to you until today, to keep me from going along to fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”

Traditional

And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been with thee unto this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king?

Literal

And David said to Achish, “But what have I done? And what have you found in your servant as long as I have been with you to this day, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”

Latin

Dixitque David ad Achis: Quid enim feci, et quid invenisti in me servo tuo, a die qua fui in conspectu tuo usque in diem hanc, ut non veniam et pugnem contra inimicos domini mei regis?

Original

Hebrew

English

“But what have I done?” David replied. “What have you found against your servant, from the day I came to you until today, to keep me from going along to fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”

Notes

1 Samuel 29:1–11

God's help saved David from having to fight his own people.

Theme notes and profiles

David Saul The Philistines

Events

Reign of Saul

Related verses

Matthew 6:13
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
Psalm 34:13–14
Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.
1 Samuel 20:8
Therefore show kindness to your servant, for you have brought me into a covenant with you before the LORD. If there is iniquity in me, then kill me yourself; why should you bring me to your father?”
1 Samuel 12:3
Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”
1 Samuel 28:2
David replied, “Then you will come to know what your servant can do.” “Very well,” said Achish. “I will make you my bodyguard for life.”
1 Samuel 26:18
And he continued, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What evil is in my hand?
1 Samuel 17:29
“What have I done now?” said David. “Was it not just a question?”
2 Samuel 16:18–19
“Not at all,” Hushai answered. “For the one chosen by the LORD, by this people, and by all the men of Israel—his I will be, and with him I will remain.

People

Achish: Philistine king of Gath, gave refuge to David David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ

Glossary

David Philistia, Philistines Samuel, Books of First and Second Shunem Valley of Jezreel

Topics

Integrity: David, in his Conduct While in Refuge with the Philistines

1 Samuel 29:8

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