1 Samuel 27 - Compare Translations
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1 Samuel 27:1
KJVAnd David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
WEBDavid said in his heart, “I will now perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel. So shall I escape out of his hand.”
YLTAnd David saith unto his heart, `Now am I consumed one day by the hand of Saul; there is nothing for me better than that I diligently escape unto the land of the Philistines, and Saul hath been despairing of me -- of seeking me any more in all the border of Israel, and I have escaped out of his hand.'
1 Samuel 27:2
KJVAnd David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
WEBDavid arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
YLTAnd David riseth, and passeth over, he and six hundred men who [are] with him, unto Achish son of Maoch king of Gath;
1 Samuel 27:3
KJVAnd David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife.
WEBDavid lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s wife.
YLTand David dwelleth with Achish in Gath, he and his men, each one with his household, [even] David and his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelitess.
1 Samuel 27:4
KJVAnd it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.
WEBSaul was told that David had fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.
YLTAnd it is declared to Saul that David hath fled to Gath, and he hath not added any more to seek him.
1 Samuel 27:5
KJVAnd David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?
WEBDavid said to Achish, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may dwell there. For why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?”
YLTAnd David saith unto Achish, `If, I pray thee, I have found grace in thine eyes, they give to me a place in one of the cities of the field, and I dwell there, yea, why doth thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?'
1 Samuel 27:6
KJVThen Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.
WEBThen Achish gave him Ziklag that day: therefore Ziklag belongs to the kings of Judah to this day.
YLTAnd Achish giveth to him in that day Ziklag, therefore hath Ziklag been to the kings of Judah till this day.
1 Samuel 27:7
KJVAnd the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.
WEBThe number of the days that David lived in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.
YLTAnd the number of the days which David hath dwelt in the field of the Philistines [is] days and four months;
1 Samuel 27:8
KJVAnd David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.
WEBDavid and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites; for those were the inhabitants of the land, who were of old, on the way to Shur, even to the land of Egypt.
YLTand David goeth up and his men, and they push unto the Geshurite, and the Gerizite, and the Amalekite, (for they are inhabitants of the land from of old), as thou comest in to Shur and unto the land of Egypt,
1 Samuel 27:9
KJVAnd David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.
WEBDavid struck the land, and saved no man or woman alive, and took away the sheep, the cattle, the donkeys, the camels, and the clothing. Then he returned, and came to Achish.
YLTand David hath smitten the land, and doth not keep alive man and woman, and hath taken sheep, and oxen, and asses, and camels, and garments, and turneth back, and cometh in unto Achish.
1 Samuel 27:10
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1 Samuel 27:11
KJVAnd David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines.
WEBDavid saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring them to Gath, saying, “Lest they should tell about us, saying, ‘David did this, and this has been his way all the time he has lived in the country of the Philistines.’”
YLTNeither man nor woman doth David keep alive, to bring in [word] to Gath, saying, `Lest they declare [it] against us, saying, Thus hath David done, and thus [is] his custom all the days that he hath dwelt in the fields of the Philistines.'
1 Samuel 27:12
KJVAnd Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
WEBAchish believed David, saying, “He has made his people Israel utterly to abhor him. Therefore he will be my servant forever.”
YLTAnd 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.'
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