


1 Samuel 29:9
Bible Versions
And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou [art] good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.
And Achish {H397} answered {H6030} and said {H559} to David {H1732}, I know {H3045} that thou art good {H2896} in my sight {H5869}, as an angel {H4397} of God {H430}: notwithstanding the princes {H8269} of the Philistines {H6430} have said {H559}, He shall not go up {H5927} with us to the battle {H4421}.
Akhish answered David, "I know that you are as good, from my point of view, as an angel of God. Nevertheless, the chiefs of the P'lishtim have said, 'He is not to go up with us to the battlefield.'
Achish replied, “I know that you are as pleasing in my sight as an angel of God. But the commanders of the Philistines have said, ‘He must not go into battle with us.’
And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.
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