1 Samuel 27:12
And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
Context
This verse from 1 Samuel Chapter 27 connects to 2 cross-references. David despairs and moves his six hundred men with their families to Gath under King Achish; Saul gives up pursuing him. Achish gives David the town of Ziklag; David raids southern desert peoples while telling Achish he has raided Judahite …
Other Translations
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.'
And Achish had belief in what David said, saying, He has made himself hated by all his people Israel, and so he will be my servant for ever.