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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] και συναθροιζουσιν αλλοφυλοι πασας τας παρεμβολας αυτων εις αφεκ και ισραηλ παρενεβαλεν εν αενδωρ τη εν ιεζραελ
[2] και σατραπαι αλλοφυλων παρεπορευοντο εις εκατονταδας και χιλιαδας και δαυιδ και οι ανδρες αυτου παρεπορευοντο επ εσχατων μετα αγχους
[3] και ειπον οι σατραπαι των αλλοφυλων τινες οι διαπορευομενοι ουτοι και ειπεν αγχους προς τους στρατηγους των αλλοφυλων ουχ ουτος δαυιδ ο δουλος σαουλ βασιλεως ισραηλ γεγονεν μεθ ημων ημερας τουτο δευτερον ετος και ουχ ευρηκα εν αυτω ουθεν αφ ης ημερας ενεπεσεν προς με και εως της ημερας ταυτης
[4] και ελυπηθησαν επ αυτω οι στρατηγοι των αλλοφυλων και λεγουσιν αυτω αποστρεψον τον ανδρα εις τον τοπον αυτου ου κατεστησας αυτον εκει και μη ερχεσθω μεθ ημων εις τον πολεμον και μη γινεσθω επιβουλος της παρεμβολης και εν τινι διαλλαγησεται ουτος τω κυριω αυτου ουχι εν ταις κεφαλαις των ανδρων εκεινων
[5] ουχ ουτος δαυιδ ω εξηρχον εν χοροις λεγοντες επαταξεν σαουλ εν χιλιασιν αυτου και δαυιδ εν μυριασιν αυτου
[6] και εκαλεσεν αγχους τον δαυιδ και ειπεν αυτω ζη κυριος οτι ευθης συ και αγαθος εν οφθαλμοις μου και η εξοδος σου και η εισοδος σου μετ εμου εν τη παρεμβολη και οτι ουχ ευρηκα κατα σου κακιαν αφ ης ημερας ηκεις προς με εως της σημερον ημερας και εν οφθαλμοις των σατραπων ουκ αγαθος συ
[7] και νυν αναστρεφε και πορευου εις ειρηνην και ου μη ποιησεις κακιαν εν οφθαλμοις των σατραπων των αλλοφυλων
[8] και ειπεν δαυιδ προς αγχους τι πεποιηκα σοι και τι ευρες εν τω δουλω σου αφ ης ημερας ημην ενωπιον σου και εως της ημερας ταυτης οτι ου μη ελθω πολεμησαι τους εχθρους του κυριου μου του βασιλεως
[9] και απεκριθη αγχους προς δαυιδ οιδα οτι αγαθος συ εν οφθαλμοις μου αλλ οι σατραπαι των αλλοφυλων λεγουσιν ουχ ηξει μεθ ημων εις πολεμον
[10] και νυν ορθρισον το πρωι συ και οι παιδες του κυριου σου οι ηκοντες μετα σου και πορευεσθε εις τον τοπον ου κατεστησα υμας εκει και λογον λοιμον μη θης εν καρδια σου οτι αγαθος συ ενωπιον μου και ορθρισατε εν τη οδω και φωτισατω υμιν και πορευθητε
[11] και ωρθρισεν δαυιδ αυτος και οι ανδρες αυτου απελθειν και φυλασσειν την γην των αλλοφυλων και οι αλλοφυλοι ανεβησαν πολεμειν επι ισραηλ

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.