Bible in Basic English
"And Achish had belief in what David said, saying, He has made himself hated by all his people Israel, and so he will be my servant for ever."
— 1 Samuel 27:12-1964, Bible in Basic English
“And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever. ”
“And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever. ”
“Achish believed David, saying, "He has made his people Israel utterly to abhor him. Therefore he shall be my servant forever."”
“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.””
“And Achis believed David, saying: He hath done much harm to his people Israel: Therefore he shall be my servant for ever. ”
“And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever. ”
And David again and again made attacks on the land till not a man or a woman was still living; and he took away the sheep and the oxen and the asses and the camels and the clothing; and he came back to Achish.
And every time Achish said, Where have you been fighting today? David said, Against the South of Judah and the South of the Jerahmeelites and the South of the Kenites.
Not one living man or woman did David ever take back with him to Gath, fearing that they might give an account of what had taken place, and say, This is what David did, and so has he been doing all the time while he has been living in the land of the Philistines.
And Achish had belief in what David said, saying, He has made himself hated by all his people Israel, and so he will be my servant for ever.