1 Samuel 29:8 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 29:8

“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?”

BSB

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ASV

And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been before thee unto this day, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?

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?

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

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.

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

The princes - The Lords of the other eminent cities, who were confederate with him in this expedition. These days or years - That is, did I say days? He hath now been with me a full year and four months, chap. xxvii, 7, and he was with me some years ago, chap. xxi, 10, and since their time hath been known to me.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He seemed anxious to serve him when he was at this juncture really anxious to leave him, but he was not willing that Achish should know that he was. No one knows how strong the temptation is to compliment and dissemble which those are in that attend great men, and how hard it is to avoid it.

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Original language & word study

24 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
דָּוִ֜ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
אָכִ֗ישׁ	'a.Khish	Achish	H397 →
כִּ֣י	ki	for	H3588 →
מֶ֤ה	meh	what?	H4100 →
עָשִׂ֙יתִי֙	'a.Si.ti	have I done	H6213 →
וּמַה־	u.mah-	and what?	H4100 →
מָּצָ֣אתָ	ma.Tza.ta	have you found	H4672 →
בְעַבְדְּךָ֔	ve.'av.de.Kha	in servant your	H5650 →
מִיּוֹם֙	mi.yOm	from [the] day	H3117 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	when	H834 →
הָיִ֣יתִי	ha.Yi.ti	I was	H1961 →
לְפָנֶ֔יךָ	le.fa.Nei.kha	<to> before you	H6440 →
עַ֖ד	'ad	until	H5704 →
הַיּ֣וֹם	hai.Yom	the day	H3117 →
הַזֶּ֑ה	ha.Zeh	<the> this	H2088 →
כִּ֣י	ki	that	H3588 →
לֹ֤א	lo'	not	H3808 →
אָבוֹא֙	'a.Vo'	I will go	H935 →
וְנִלְחַ֔מְתִּי	ve.nil.Cham.ti	and I will fight	H3898 →
בְּאֹיְבֵ֖י	be.'o.ye.Vei	against [the] enemies of	H341 →
אֲדֹנִ֥י	'a.do.Ni	lord my	H113 →
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 6:13
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 10:13
  No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will…
- Revelation 7:14–17
  “Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the…
- John 17:15
  I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one.
- Matthew 26:41
  “Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
- 2 Thessalonians 3:3
  But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
Through
1 Samuel 26:18
And he continued, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What evil is in my hand?
leads to
- 1 Samuel 24:9
  and said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’?
- 1 Samuel 24:11–14
  See, my father, look at the corner of your robe in my hand. For I cut it off, but I did not kill you. See and know that there is no evil or rebellion…
Through
1 Samuel 20:8
Therefore deal faithfully with 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…
leads to
- 1 Samuel 18:3
  Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.

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PersonUnited MonarchyDavidSecond king of united Israel, shepherd-turned-monarch, ancestor of the Messiah, and traditional author of many Psalms.

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