1 Samuel 29:8

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?

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
David	דָּוִ֜ד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Achish	אָכִ֗ישׁ 'a.Khish	H397	Akish · proper noun, a man's name
done	עָשִׂ֙יתִי֙ 'a.Si.ti	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
found	מָּצָ֣אתָ ma.Tza.ta	H4672	properly · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
servant	בְעַבְדְּךָ֔ ve.'av.de.Kha	H5650	a servant · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
as	מִיּוֹם֙ mi.yOm	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
thee	לְפָנֶ֔יךָ le.fa.Nei.kha	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
day	הַיּ֣וֹם hai.Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
go	אָבוֹא֙ 'a.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal imperfect, 1st person common singular
fight	וְנִלְחַ֔מְתִּי ve.nil.Cham.ti	H3898	to feed on · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential perfect, 1st person common singular
enemies	בְּאֹיְבֵ֖י be.'o.ye.Vei	H341	hating · preposition + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct
lord	אֲדֹנִ֥י 'a.do.Ni	H113	sovereign · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
king	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Psalms 34:13-14 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
Matthew 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
1 Samuel 12:3 Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom ha…
1 Samuel 17:29 And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
1 Samuel 20:8 Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with thee: notwithstanding,…
1 Samuel 26:18 And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?
1 Samuel 28:2 And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of min…
2 Samuel 16:18-19 And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 29:6–end

If the reasons Achish had to trust David were stronger than the reasons which the princes offered why they should distrust him (as I do not see that, in policy, they were, for the princes were certainly in the right), yet Achish was but one of five, though the chief, and the only one that had the title of king; accordingly, in a council of war held on this occasion, he was over-voted, and obliged to dismiss David, though he was extremely fond of him. Kings cannot always do as they would, nor have such as they would about them. I. The discharge Achish gives him is very honourable, and not a final discharge, but only from the present service. 1. He signifies the great pleasure and satisfaction…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 29:4

the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him--It must be considered a happy circumstance in the overruling providence of God to rescue David out of the dangerous dilemma in which he was now placed. But David is not free from censure in his professions to Achish (Sa1 29:8), to do what he probably had not the smallest purpose of doing--of fighting with Achish against his enemies. It is just an instance of the unhappy consequences into which a false step--a departure from the straight course of duty--will betray everyone who commits it.

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 29:8

David said - what have I done? - Dr. Chandler and others may say what they will to make David act a consistent part in this business; but it is most evident, whatever his intentions might be as to the part he was to take in the approaching battle, he did intend to persuade Achish that he would fight against Israel; and affects to feel his reputation injured by not being permitted on this occasion to show his fidelity to the king of Gath. It was in the order of God's gracious providence that the Philistine lords refused to let David go with them to this battle. Had he gone, he had his choice of two sins - First, If he had fought for the Philistines, he would have fought against God and his co…

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Dictionary and topics

Achish — Angry, perhaps only a general title of royalty applicable to the Philistine kings. (1.) The king with whom David sought refuge when he fled from Saul (1 Sam. 21:10-15). He is called Abimelech in the…

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Samuel 29:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 29:6–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 29:4

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 29:8

Dictionary and topics

1 Samuel 29:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 29:6–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 29:4

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 29:8

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Samuel 29:8

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Samuel 29:6–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Samuel 29:6

Rashi on 1 Samuel 29:3