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1 Samuel 27:12 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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Now he will have to stay here and serve me forever!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Achish trusted David, thinking, “He has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel; therefore he shall always be my servant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Achish trusted David, thinking, “Since he has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel, he will be my servant forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So Achish believed David, saying, “He has made his people Israel utterly abhor him; therefore he will be my servant forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Achish believed David, saying, “He has undoubtedly made himself repulsive among his people Israel; therefore he will become my servant forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So Achish believed David, saying, “He has surely made himself odious among his people Israel; therefore he will become my servant forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So Achish believed David, saying, “He has surely made himself odious among his people Israel; therefore he will become my servant forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So Achish believed David, saying, “He has surely made himself odious among his people Israel; therefore he will become my servant forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Achish believed David, saying, “He has certainly become hated by his people in Israel; so he will always be my servant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Achish trusted David, thinking, “Since he has made himself repulsive to his people Israel, he will be my servant forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Achish trusted David, thinking, “Since he has made himself detestable to his people Israel, he will be my servant forever.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But Achish trusted David and thought, "David's people must be furious with him. From now on he will have to take orders from me." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />And Achish believed David. Achish thought, "He has definitely made his own people in Israel despise him. He'll be my servant from now on."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But Achish trusted David and said to himself, "He is hated so much by his own people the Israelites that he will have to serve me all his life." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Achish believed David, telling himself, "He has certainly made himself repulsive to his people in Israel. He will be my servant forever."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Achish trusted David, thinking, ?Since he has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel, he will be my servant forever.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So Achish trusted David, thinking to himself, "He is really hated among his own people in Israel! From now on he will be my servant." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Achish believed David, saying, "He has made his people Israel utterly to abhor him. Therefore he shall be my servant forever."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Achish believed David, saying, “He has made his people Israel utterly to abhor him. Therefore he will be my servant forever.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Achish believes in David, saying, “He has made himself utterly abhorred among his people in Israel, and has been for a perpetual servant to me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Achish will believe in David, saying, Becoming loathsome, he became loathsome with his people, with Israel; and he shall be to me for servant forever.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Achis believed David, saying: He hath done much harm to his people Israel: therefore he shall be my servant for ever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, Achish trusted David, saying: “He has worked much harm against his people Israel. And so, he will be a servant to me forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Achish trusted David, thinking, “His people Israel must certainly detest him. I shall have him as my vassal forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Achish trusted David, thinking, “He has made himself utterly abhorrent to his people Israel; therefore he shall always be my servant.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Achish believed David, saying, He has surely displeased his people Israel; therefore he has become my servant for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Akish trusted David, and he said, “He has certainly done evil to his people Israel; behold he is a Servant to me forever!” <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Achish believed David, saying: 'He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />So David had the full confidence of Anchus, who said, He is thoroughly disgraced among his people in Israel and he shall be my servant for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/27-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=8229" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/27.htm">David and the Philistines</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>David did not leave a man or woman alive to be brought to Gath, for he said, “Otherwise they will report us, saying, ‘This is what David did.’ ” And this was David’s custom the whole time he lived in Philistine territory. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/397.htm" title="397: ’ā·ḵîš (N-proper-ms) -- King of Gath. Of uncertain derivation; Akish, a Philistine king.">So Achish</a> <a href="/hebrew/539.htm" title="539: way·ya·’ă·mên (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To confirm, support. ">trusted</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: bə·ḏā·wiḏ (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">thinking,</a> <a href="/hebrew/887.htm" title="887: haḇ·’êš (V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- To have a bad smell, to stink. A primitive root; to smell bad; figuratively, to be offensive morally.">“Since he has made himself an utter stench</a> <a href="/hebrew/887.htm" title="887: hiḇ·’îš (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To have a bad smell, to stink. A primitive root; to smell bad; figuratively, to be offensive morally."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: bə·‘am·mōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">to his people</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: ḇə·yiś·rā·’êl (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">he will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">my</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: lə·‘e·ḇeḏ (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: ‘ō·w·lām (N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">forever.”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/29-2.htm">1 Samuel 29:2-11</a></span><br />As the Philistine leaders marched out with their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men marched behind them with Achish. / Then the commanders of the Philistines asked, “What about these Hebrews?” Achish replied, “Is this not David, the servant of King Saul of Israel? He has been with me all these days, even years, and from the day he defected until today I have found no fault in him.” / But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with Achish and told him, “Send that man back and let him return to the place you assigned him. He must not go down with us into battle only to become our adversary during the war. What better way for him to regain the favor of his master than with the heads of our men? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/28-1.htm">1 Samuel 28:1-2</a></span><br />Now in those days the Philistines gathered their forces for warfare against Israel. So Achish said to David, “You must understand that you and your men are to go out to battle with me.” / 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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/21-10.htm">1 Samuel 21:10-15</a></span><br />That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath. / But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Did they not sing about him in their dances, saying: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?” / Now David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/30-1.htm">1 Samuel 30:1-6</a></span><br />On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down. / They had taken captive the women and all who were there, both young and old. They had not killed anyone, but had carried them off as they went on their way. / When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned down and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/15-13.htm">2 Samuel 15:13-18</a></span><br />Then a messenger came to David and reported, “The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.” / And David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, “Arise and let us flee, or we will not escape from Absalom! We must leave quickly, or he will soon overtake us, heap disaster on us, and put the city to the sword.” / The king’s servants replied, “Whatever our lord the king decides, we are your servants.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-7.htm">2 Kings 8:7-15</a></span><br />Then Elisha came to Damascus while Ben-hadad king of Aram was sick, and the king was told, “The man of God has come here.” / So the king said to Hazael, “Take a gift in your hand, go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD through him, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’” / So Hazael went to meet Elisha, taking with him a gift of forty camel loads of every good thing from Damascus. And he went in and stood before him and said, “Your son Ben-hadad king of Aram has sent me to ask, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-1.htm">Psalm 34:1-22</a></span><br />Of David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, so that the king drove him away. I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips. / My soul boasts in the LORD; let the oppressed hear and rejoice. / Magnify the LORD with me; let us exalt His name together. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/56-1.htm">Psalm 56:1-13</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. To the tune of “A Dove on Distant Oaks.” A Miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack. / My enemies pursue me all day long, for many proudly assail me. / When I am afraid, I put my trust in You. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/120-1.htm">Psalm 120:1-7</a></span><br />A song of ascents. In my distress I cried to the LORD, and He answered me. / Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue. / What will He do to you, and what will be added to you, O deceitful tongue? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/29-25.htm">Proverbs 29:25</a></span><br />The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-16.htm">Matthew 10:16</a></span><br />Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-14.htm">Matthew 26:14-16</a></span><br />Then one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests / and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver. / So from then on Judas looked for an opportunity to betray Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-3.htm">Luke 22:3-6</a></span><br />Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve. / And Judas went to discuss with the chief priests and temple officers how he might betray Jesus to them. / They were delighted and agreed to give him money. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-47.htm">John 11:47-53</a></span><br />Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs. / If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.” / But one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-10.htm">John 12:10-11</a></span><br />So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well, / for on account of him many of the Jews were deserting them and believing in Jesus.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Achish believed David, saying, He has made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.</p><p class="hdg">utterly to abhor [heb] to stink</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/13-4.htm">1 Samuel 13:4</a></b></br> And all Israel heard say <i>that</i> Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and <i>that</i> Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/34-30.htm">Genesis 34:30</a></b></br> And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I <i>being</i> few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/23-7.htm">Abhor</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-17.htm">Abhorred</a> <a href="/1_samuel/27-10.htm">Achish</a> <a href="/1_samuel/27-10.htm">A'chish</a> <a href="/joshua/8-28.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-17.htm">Always</a> <a href="/exodus/19-9.htm">Belief</a> <a href="/numbers/20-12.htm">Believed</a> <a href="/1_john/5-10.htm">Believeth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/27-11.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-4.htm">Hated</a> <a href="/1_samuel/27-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-1.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-4.htm">Odious</a> <a href="/1_samuel/27-5.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-25.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-32.htm">Thinking</a> <a href="/1_samuel/22-14.htm">Trusted</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-21.htm">Utterly</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/9-31.htm">Abhor</a> <a href="/2_samuel/16-21.htm">Abhorred</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-1.htm">Achish</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-1.htm">A'chish</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-5.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/2_samuel/9-10.htm">Always</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-10.htm">Belief</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-7.htm">Believed</a> <a href="/job/15-22.htm">Believeth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-1.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-8.htm">Hated</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-4.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-6.htm">Odious</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-2.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-2.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-10.htm">Thinking</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-5.htm">Trusted</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-4.htm">Utterly</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/27-1.htm">Saul, hearing David to be in Gath, seeks no more for him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/27-5.htm">David begs Ziklag of Achish</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/27-8.htm">He, invading other countries, persuades Achish he fought against Judah.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/27.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_samuel/27.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So Achish trusted David</b><br>Achish was the king of Gath, one of the five Philistine city-states. David, fleeing from King Saul, sought refuge with Achish. This trust was significant because David had previously defeated Goliath, a Philistine champion, and was known for his victories over the Philistines. Achish's trust in David highlights the complex political dynamics of the time, where alliances could shift based on mutual benefit rather than ethnic or national loyalty. This trust also foreshadows the eventual acceptance of David by other foreign leaders, as seen in his interactions with Hiram, king of Tyre, in later years.<p><b>thinking, “Since he has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel</b><br>David's actions, including his raids against Israel's enemies while pretending to attack Israelite territories, led Achish to believe that David had irreparably damaged his relationship with his own people. This phrase reflects the cultural understanding of honor and shame in the ancient Near East, where being a "stench" to one's people indicated a complete break in social and political ties. This perception by Achish was crucial for David's strategy, as it allowed him to maintain his cover and continue his operations without suspicion.<p><b>he will be my servant forever.”</b><br>Achish's belief that David would serve him indefinitely underscores the king's misjudgment of David's ultimate loyalty to Israel and God's covenant. This expectation of perpetual servitude contrasts with God's plan for David to become king of Israel. The phrase also echoes the broader biblical theme of God's sovereignty over human plans, as seen in Joseph's rise to power in Egypt and Daniel's influence in Babylon. David's time with Achish can be seen as a period of preparation and testing, much like the experiences of other biblical figures who served foreign rulers before fulfilling their God-given destinies.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The future king of Israel, currently in exile, seeking refuge among the Philistines to escape King Saul's pursuit.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/achish.htm">Achish</a></b><br>The king of Gath, a Philistine city, who believes David has become a traitor to Israel and thus trusts him.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/philistines.htm">Philistines</a></b><br>A group of people often in conflict with Israel, among whom David seeks asylum.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation from which David is temporarily estranged due to Saul's hostility.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/gath.htm">Gath</a></b><br>A Philistine city where David finds refuge and gains the trust of King Achish.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_and_deception.htm">Trust and Deception</a></b><br>Achish's trust in David is based on a misunderstanding. This highlights the complexity of human relationships and the potential for deception. Believers should strive for integrity and transparency in their dealings with others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_adversity.htm">God's Sovereignty in Adversity</a></b><br>David's situation reminds us that God can use difficult circumstances for His purposes. Even when we feel estranged or misunderstood, God is at work.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom_in_decision-making.htm">Wisdom in Decision-Making</a></b><br>David's choice to live among the Philistines was strategic, yet it required discernment and reliance on God. Believers should seek God's wisdom in making decisions, especially in challenging situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_and_allegiance.htm">Identity and Allegiance</a></b><br>Despite living among the Philistines, David's ultimate allegiance was to God and Israel. Christians are called to maintain their identity in Christ, even when living in a world that may not share their values.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_exile.htm">Faithfulness in Exile</a></b><br>David's faithfulness during his time away from Israel serves as an example of maintaining faith and integrity when we feel out of place or in exile from our spiritual community.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 27</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_objection_to_david's_philistine_ties.htm">Why is there no mention of the Israelites objecting to David's alliance with Philistines in 1 Samuel 29, given David's notable status and background?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_achish_accept_david_in_1_sam_29.htm">How can David’s earlier triumphs over the Philistines, such as in 1 Samuel 17, be reconciled with Achish’s acceptance of him in 1 Samuel 29? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_divine_disapproval_in_1_samuel_27.htm">Why doesn’t the text in 1 Samuel 27 show any direct divine disapproval of David’s tactics, despite their questionable ethics?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_philistines_suddenly_fear_david.htm">In 1 Samuel 29:3-5, why would the Philistines fear David so abruptly if Achish had trusted him for an extended time?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/27-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So Achish</span><br /><span class="heb">אָכִ֖ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḵîš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_397.htm">Strong's 397: </a> </span><span class="str2">Achish -- king of Gath</span><br /><br /><span class="word">trusted</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּאֲמֵ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·’ă·mên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_539.htm">Strong's 539: </a> </span><span class="str2">To confirm, support</span><br /><br /><span class="word">David,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּדָוִ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḏā·wiḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">thinking,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵאמֹ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(lê·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Since he has made himself repugnant</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבְאֵ֤שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(haḇ·’êš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_887.htm">Strong's 887: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smell bad, to be offensive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to his people</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעַמּ֣וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘am·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Israel,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he will be</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָ֥יָה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my</span><br /><span class="heb">לִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">servant</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעֶ֥בֶד</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘e·ḇeḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">forever.”</span><br /><span class="heb">עוֹלָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·w·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> </span><span class="str2">Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/27-12.htm">1 Samuel 27:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/27-12.htm">1 Samuel 27:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/27-12.htm">1 Samuel 27:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/27-12.htm">1 Samuel 27:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/27-12.htm">1 Samuel 27:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/27-12.htm">1 Samuel 27:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/27-12.htm">1 Samuel 27:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/27-12.htm">1 Samuel 27:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/27-12.htm">1 Samuel 27:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/27-12.htm">1 Samuel 27:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/27-12.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 27:12 Achish believed David saying He has made (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/27-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 27:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 27:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/28-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 28:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 28:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>