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World English Bible

1 Samuel 29 (WEBP)

[1] Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek; and the Israelites encamped by the spring which is in Jezreel.
[2] The lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds and by thousands; and David and his men passed on in the rear with Achish.
[3] Then the princes of the Philistines said, “What about these Hebrews?” Achish said to the princes of the Philistines, “Isn’t this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who has been with me these days, or rather these years? I have found no fault in him since he fell away until today.”
[4] But the princes of the Philistines were angry with him; and the princes of the Philistines said to him, “Make the man return, that he may go back to his place where you have appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become an adversary to us. For with what should this fellow reconcile himself to his lord? Should it not be with the heads of these men?
[5] Isn’t this David, of whom people sang to one another in dances, saying, ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands’?”
[6] Then Achish called David and said to him, “As Yahweh lives, you have been upright, and your going out and your coming in with me in the army is good in my sight; for I have not found evil in you since the day of your coming to me to this day. Nevertheless, the lords don’t favor you.
[7] Therefore now return, and go in peace, that you not displease the lords of the Philistines.”
[8] David said to Achish, “But what have I done? What have you found in your servant so long as I have been before you to this day, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”
[9] Achish answered David, “I know that you are 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.’
[10] Therefore now rise up early in the morning with the servants of your lord who have come with you; and as soon as you are up early in the morning and have light, depart.”
[11] So David rose up early, he and his men, to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines; and the Philistines went up to Jezreel.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Samuel 29 (KJVS)

[1] Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel.
[2] And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward with Achish.
[3] Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell unto me unto this day?
[4] And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men?
[5] Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, And David his ten thousands?
[6] Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the Lord liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not.
[7] Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines.
[8] 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?
[9] 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.
[10] Wherefore now rise up early in the morning with thy master’s servants that are come with thee: and as soon as ye be up early in the morning, and have light, depart.
[11] So David and his men rose up early to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.

1 Samuel 29:7 Heb. do not evil in the eyes of the lords

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Samuel 29 (BYZ)

[1] Καὶ () συναθροίζουσιν () ἀλλόφυλοι () πάσας () τὰς () παρεμβολὰς () αὐτῶν () εἰς () Αφεκ, καὶ () Ισραηλ () παρενέβαλεν ἐν () Αενδωρ τῇ () ἐν () Ιεζραελ.
[2] Καὶ () σατράπαι ἀλλοφύλων () παρεπορεύοντο () εἰς () ἑκατοντάδας καὶ () χιλιάδας, () καὶ () Δαυιδ () καὶ () οἱ () ἄνδρες () αὐτοῦ () παρεπορεύοντο () ἐπ’ () ἐσχάτων () μετὰ () Αγχους.
[3] Καὶ () εἶπον () οἱ () σατράπαι τῶν () ἀλλοφύλων () Τίνες () οἱ () διαπορευόμενοι () οὗτοι; () Καὶ () εἶπεν () Αγχους πρὸς () τοὺς () στρατηγοὺς () τῶν () ἀλλοφύλων () Οὐχ () οὗτος () Δαυιδ () ὁ () δοῦλος () Σαουλ () βασιλέως () Ισραηλ; () Γέγονεν () μεθ’ () ἡμῶν () ἡμέρας () τοῦτο () δεύτερον () ἔτος, () καὶ () οὐχ () εὕρηκα () ἐν () αὐτῷ () οὐθὲν () ἀφ’ () ἧς () ἡμέρας () ἐνέπεσεν () πρός () με () καὶ () ἕως () τῆς () ἡμέρας () ταύτης. ()
[4] Καὶ () ἐλυπήθησαν () ἐπ’ () αὐτῷ () οἱ () στρατηγοὶ () τῶν () ἀλλοφύλων () καὶ () λέγουσιν () αὐτῷ () Ἀπόστρεψον () τὸν () ἄνδρα () εἰς () τὸν () τόπον () αὐτοῦ, () οὗ () κατέστησας () αὐτὸν () ἐκεῖ, () καὶ () μὴ () ἐρχέσθω () μεθ’ () ἡμῶν () εἰς () τὸν () πόλεμον () καὶ () μὴ () γινέσθω () ἐπίβουλος τῆς () παρεμβολῆς· () καὶ () ἐν () τίνι () διαλλαγήσεται () οὗτος () τῷ () κυρίῳ () αὐτοῦ; () Οὐχὶ () ἐν () ταῖς () κεφαλαῖς () τῶν () ἀνδρῶν () ἐκείνων; ()
[5] Οὐχ () οὗτος () Δαυιδ, () ᾧ () ἐξῆρχον ἐν () χοροῖς () λέγοντες () Ἐπάταξεν () Σαουλ () ἐν () χιλιάσιν () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () Δαυιδ () ἐν () μυριάσιν () αὐτοῦ; ()
[6] Καὶ () ἐκάλεσεν () Αγχους τὸν () Δαυιδ () καὶ () εἶπεν () αὐτῷ () Ζῇ () κύριος () ὅτι () εὐθὴς σὺ () καὶ () ἀγαθὸς () ἐν () ὀφθαλμοῖς () μου, () καὶ () ἡ () ἔξοδός () σου () καὶ () ἡ () εἴσοδός () σου () μετ’ () ἐμοῦ () ἐν () τῇ () παρεμβολῇ, () καὶ () ὅτι () οὐχ () εὕρηκα () κατὰ () σοῦ () κακίαν () ἀφ’ () ἧς () ἡμέρας () ἥκεις () πρός () με () ἕως () τῆς () σήμερον () ἡμέρας· () καὶ () ἐν () ὀφθαλμοῖς () τῶν () σατραπῶν οὐκ () ἀγαθὸς () σύ· ()
[7] καὶ () νῦν () ἀνάστρεφε () καὶ () πορεύου () εἰς () εἰρήνην, () καὶ () οὐ () μὴ () ποιήσεις () κακίαν () ἐν () ὀφθαλμοῖς () τῶν () σατραπῶν τῶν () ἀλλοφύλων. ()
[8] Καὶ () εἶπεν () Δαυιδ () πρὸς () Αγχους Τί () πεποίηκά () σοι () καὶ () τί () εὗρες () ἐν () τῷ () δούλῳ () σου () ἀφ’ () ἧς () ἡμέρας () ἤμην () ἐνώπιόν () σου () καὶ () ἕως () τῆς () ἡμέρας () ταύτης, () ὅτι () οὐ () μὴ () ἔλθω () πολεμῆσαι () τοὺς () ἐχθροὺς () τοῦ () κυρίου () μου () τοῦ () βασιλέως; ()
[9] Καὶ () ἀπεκρίθη () Αγχους πρὸς () Δαυιδ () Οἶδα () ὅτι () ἀγαθὸς () σὺ () ἐν () ὀφθαλμοῖς () μου, () ἀλλ’ () οἱ () σατράπαι τῶν () ἀλλοφύλων () λέγουσιν () Οὐχ () ἥξει () μεθ’ () ἡμῶν () εἰς () πόλεμον. ()
[10] Καὶ () νῦν () ὄρθρισον () τὸ () πρωί, () σὺ () καὶ () οἱ () παῖδες () τοῦ () κυρίου () σου () οἱ () ἥκοντες () μετὰ () σοῦ, () καὶ () πορεύεσθε () εἰς () τὸν () τόπον, () οὗ () κατέστησα () ὑμᾶς () ἐκεῖ, () καὶ () λόγον () λοιμὸν () μὴ () θῇς () ἐν () καρδίᾳ () σου, () ὅτι () ἀγαθὸς () σὺ () ἐνώπιόν () μου· () καὶ () ὀρθρίσατε () ἐν () τῇ () ὁδῷ, () καὶ () φωτισάτω () ὑμῖν, () καὶ () πορεύθητε. ()
[11] Καὶ () ὤρθρισεν () Δαυιδ () αὐτὸς () καὶ () οἱ () ἄνδρες () αὐτοῦ () ἀπελθεῖν () καὶ () φυλάσσειν () τὴν () γῆν () τῶν () ἀλλοφύλων, () καὶ () οἱ () ἀλλόφυλοι () ἀνέβησαν () πολεμεῖν () ἐπὶ () Ισραηλ. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.