King James Version
Read in contextAnd Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
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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.
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 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.'
So Achish trusted David, thinking, “Since he has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel, he will be my servant forever.”