Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 29:8
8“But what have I done?” David replied. “What have you found against your servant, from the day I came to you until today, to keep me from going along to fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”
1 Samuel 29:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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?
- New International Version (NIV)“But what have I done?” asked David. “What have you found against your servant from the day I came to you until now? Why can’t I go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And David said to Achish, "But what have I done? What have you found in your servant from the day I entered your service until now, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?"
- New King James Version (NKJV)So David said to Achish, “But what have I done? And to this day what have you found in your servant as long as I have been with you, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”
Context of 1 Samuel 29:8
6So Achish summoned David and told him, “As surely as the LORD lives, you have been upright, and it seems right in my sight that you should march in and out with me in the army, because I have found no fault in you from the day you came to me until this day. But you are not good in the sight of the leaders. 7Therefore turn back now and go in peace, so that you will not do anything to displease the leaders of the Philistines.” “But what have I done?” David replied. “What have you found against your servant, from the day I came to you until today, to keep me from going along to fight against the enemies of my lord the king?” 9Achish 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.’ 10Now then, get up early in the morning, along with your master’s servants who came with you, and go as soon as it is light.”
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד אֶל־אָכִ֗ישׁ כִּ֣י מֶ֤ה עָשִׂ֙יתִי֙ וּמַה־מָּצָ֣אתָ בְעַבְדְּךָ֔ מִיּוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיִ֣יתִי לְפָנֶ֔יךָ עַ֖ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה כִּ֣י לֹ֤א אָבוֹא֙ וְנִלְחַ֔מְתִּי בְּאֹיְבֵ֖י אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear
- Butכִּיkîy · forH3588
- whatמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
- have I doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- repliedאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- ·אֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
- ·אָכִישׁ'âkîysh · AchishH397
- have you foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
- against your servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- from the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- I cameהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
- to youפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- until todayעַד‛ad · tillH5704
- until todayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117
- until todayזֶהzeh · thisH2088
- keep me fromלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
- going alongבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- to fightלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
- against the enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
- of my lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
- the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 29:8
- 1 Samuel 12:3Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”
- 1 Samuel 17:29“What have I done now?” said David. “Was it not just a question?”
- 1 Samuel 20:8Therefore show kindness to your servant, for you have brought me into a covenant with you before the LORD. If there is iniquity in me, then kill me yourself; why should you bring me to your father?”
- 1 Samuel 26:18And he continued, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What evil is in my hand?
- 1 Samuel 28:2David replied, “Then you will come to know what your servant can do.” “Very well,” said Achish. “I will make you my bodyguard for life.”
- 2 Samuel 16:18“Not at all,” Hushai answered. “For the one chosen by the LORD, by this people, and by all the men of Israel—his I will be, and with him I will remain.
- Psalms 34:13Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.
- Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 29:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8David 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…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8See 1 Samuel 29:10 note.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-11Verses 6-11 David scarcely ever had a greater deliverance than when dismissed from such insnaring service. God's people should always behave themselves so, as, if possible, to get the good word of all they have dealings with: and it is due to those who have acted well, to speak well of them.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-11God's help saved David from having to fight his own people.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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