1 Samuel 29
- 1Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites camped by a fountain which is in Jezreel.
- 2And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rear guard with Achish.
- 3Then the princes of the Philistines said, What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said to the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which has been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell to me to this day?
- 4And the princes of the Philistines were angry with him. The princes of the Philistines said to him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which you have appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, or else in the battle he be an enemy to us. For with which should he reconcile himself to his master? Should it not be with the heads of these men?
- 5Is not this David, the one they sang about to one another in dances, saying, Saul killed his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
- 6Then Achish called David, and said to him, Surely, as the Lord 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: but the lords do not favor you.
- 7Therefore now return, and go in peace, that you do not displease the lords of the Philistines.
- 8And David said to Achish, But what have I done? And what have you found in your servant so long as I have been with you to this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king?
- 9And Achish answered and said to David, I know that you are good in my sight, as an angel of God: but the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.
- 10Therefore now rise up early in the morning with your master's servants who have come with you: and as soon as you be up early in the morning, and have light, leave.
- 11So David and his men rose up early to leave in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of 1 Samuel 29 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVNow the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel.
GIGAKJVNow the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites camped by a fountain which is in Jezreel.
KJVAnd the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward with Achish.
GIGAKJVAnd the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rear guard with Achish.
KJVThen 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?
GIGAKJVThen the princes of the Philistines said, What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said to the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which has been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell to me to this day?
KJVAnd 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?
GIGAKJVAnd the princes of the Philistines were angry with him. The princes of the Philistines said to him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which you have appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, or else in the battle he be an enemy to us. For with which should he reconcile himself to his master? Should it not be with the heads of these men?
KJVIs not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
GIGAKJVIs not this David, the one they sang about to one another in dances, saying, Saul killed his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
KJVThen 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.
GIGAKJVThen Achish called David, and said to him, Surely, as the Lord 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: but the lords do not favor you.
KJVWherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines.
GIGAKJVTherefore now return, and go in peace, that you do not displease the lords of the Philistines.
KJVAnd 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?
GIGAKJVAnd David said to Achish, But what have I done? And what have you found in your servant so long as I have been with you to this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king?
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd Achish answered and said to David, I know that you are good in my sight, as an angel of God: but the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.
KJVWherefore 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.
GIGAKJVTherefore now rise up early in the morning with your master's servants who have come with you: and as soon as you be up early in the morning, and have light, leave.
KJVSo 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.
GIGAKJVSo David and his men rose up early to leave in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
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