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OET (OET-RV)“Sounds good,” Davidreplied, “because you’ll be able to see for yourself what yourservant can do.” ¶ “I’ll appoint as my permanent bodyguard,” Akish told him.
Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXXΚαὶ εἶπε Δαυὶδ πρὸς Ἀγχοῦς, οὕτω νῦν γνώσῃ ἃ ποιήσει ὁ δοῦλός σου· καὶ εἶπεν Ἀγχοῦς πρὸς Δαυὶδ, οὕτως ἀρχισωματοφύλακα θήσομαί σε πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας (Kai eipe Dawid pros Agⱪous, houtō nun gnōsaʸ ha poiaʸsei ho doulos sou; kai eipen Agⱪous pros Dawid, houtōs arⱪisōmatofulaka thaʸsomai se pasas tas haʸmeras )
BrTrAnd David said to Anchus, Thus now thou shalt know what thy servant will do. And Anchus said to David, So will I make thee captain of my body-guard continually.
ULTAnd David said to Achish, “Therefore, you yourself will know what your servant can do.” And Achish said to David, “Therefore, I will appoint you the keeper of my head all the days.”
USTDavid replied, “We will go with you, and then you will see for yourself what we can do!” ¶ Achish said, “Very well, I will appoint you to be my permanent bodyguard.”
BSB § David replied, “Then you will come to know what your servant can do.” § “Very well,” said Achish. “I will make you my bodyguard for life.”
OEBDavid said to Achish, ‘Good, you will now know what your servant can do.’ And Achish said to David, ‘I will make you my bodyguard from this time on.’
WEBBEDavid said to Achish, “Therefore you will know what your servant can do.” ¶ Achish said to David, “Therefore I will make you my bodyguard forever.”
NETDavid replied to Achish, “That being the case, you will come to know what your servant can do!” Achish said to David, “Then I will make you my bodyguard from now on.”
LSVAnd David says to Achish, “Therefore you know that which your servant does.” And Achish says to David, “Therefore I appoint you keeper of my head [for] all the days.”
FBV“That's fine!” David replied. “Then you yourself will discover what I, your servant, can do.” ¶ “That's fine too,” Achish responded. “I'll make you my bodyguard for life.”
T4TDavid replied, “We will go with you, and then you will see for yourself what we can do!” ¶ Achish said, “Okay, I will appoint you to be my bodyguard permanently.”
LEBDavid said to Achish, “Very well, you will know what your servant can do.” Achish said to David, “Very well, I will make you my bodyguard[fn] for life.” ¶
JPSAnd David said to Achish: 'Therefore thou shalt know what thy servant will do.' And Achish said to David: 'Therefore will I make thee keeper of my head for ever.'
ASVAnd David said to Achish, Therefore thou shalt know what thy servant will do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of my head for ever.
DRAAnd David said to Achis: Now thou shalt know what thy servant will do. And Achis said to David: And I will appoint thee to guard my life for ever.
YLTAnd David saith unto Achish, 'Therefore — thou dost know that which thy servant dost do.' And Achish saith unto David, 'Therefore — keeper of my head I do appoint thee all the days.'
DrbyAnd David said to Achish, Thereby thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of my person for ever.
RVAnd David said to Achish, Therefore thou shalt know what thy servant will do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of mine head for ever.
WbstrAnd 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 my head for ever.
KJB-1769And 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 mine head for ever. (And David said to Achish, Surely thou/you shalt know what thy/your servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee/you keeper of mine head forever. )
KJB-1611And Dauid said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know what thy seruant can doe. And Achish said to Dauid, Therfore will I make thee keeper of mine head for euer. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
BshpsAnd Dauid sayde to Achis: Surelie thou shalt knowe what thy seruaunt can do. And Achis said to Dauid: Then I will make thee keper of my head for euer. (And David said to Achis: Surelie thou/you shalt know what thy/your servant can do. And Achis said to David: Then I will make thee/you keper of my head forever.)
GnvaAnd Dauid said to Achish, Surely thou shalt knowe, what thy seruant can doe. And Achish sayde to Dauid, Surely I will make thee keeper of mine head for euer. (And David said to Achish, Surely thou/you shalt knowe, what thy/your servant can do. And Achish said to David, Surely I will make thee/you keeper of mine head forever. )
CvdlDauid sayde vnto Achis: Well, thou shalt se what thy seruaut shal do. Achis saide vnto Dauid: Therfore wyll I ordene the to be the keper of my heade as longe as I lyue. (David said unto Achis: Well, thou/you shalt see what thy/your servant shall do. Achis said unto David: Therefore will I ordene the to be the keper of my head as long as I live.)
WyclAnd Dauid seide to Achis, Now thou schalt wyte what thingis thi seruaunt schal do. And Achis seide to Dauid, And Y schal sette thee kepere of myn heed in alle dayes. (And David said to Achis, Now thou/you shalt wyte what things thy/your servant shall do. And Achis said to David, And I shall set thee/you kepere of mine heed in all days.)
LuthDavid sprach zu Achis: Wohlan, du sollst erfahren, was dein Knecht tun wird. Achis sprach zu David: Darum will ich dich zum Hüter meines Haupts setzen mein Leben lang. (David spoke to Achis: Wohlan, you should erfahren, what/which your Knecht do/put wird. Achis spoke to David: Therefore will I you/yourself for_the Hüter my heads setzen my life lang.)
ClVgDixitque David ad Achis: Nunc scies quæ facturus est servus tuus. Et ait Achis ad David: Et ego custodem capitis mei ponam te cunctis diebus. (And_he_said David to Achis: Nunc scies which facturus it_is servus tuus. And he_said Achis to David: And I custodem capitis my/mine ponam you(sg) cunctis diebus. )
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Dāvid to/towards ʼAkīsh for=so/thus/hence you(ms) know DOM which/who he/it_made/did servant,your and=he/it_said ʼAkīsh to/towards Dāvid for=so/thus/hence he/it_was_watching of,head_of,my make,you all/each/any/every the=days )
The word “so” shows that the speaker agrees with what the other person has just said. Alternate translation: “Yes, I will go with you so that you will know … Very well, I will”
(Occurrence 0) you will know what your servant can do
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Dāvid to/towards ʼAkīsh for=so/thus/hence you(ms) know DOM which/who he/it_made/did servant,your and=he/it_said ʼAkīsh to/towards Dāvid for=so/thus/hence he/it_was_watching of,head_of,my make,you all/each/any/every the=days )
David probably wanted Achish to think that David would kill many Israelites, but “what your servant can do” could also mean that David was planning to kill Philistines instead. Try to translate so that the reader can see both of these possible meanings.
The Bible makes it clear that David was specially chosen and raised up by God to be Israel’s next king (1 Samuel 16:1-13), but Scripture also makes it clear that David’s rise to power came about through several shrewd maneuvers on his part. Among these shrewd maneuvers were David’s clandestine attacks on hostile peoples to the south of Judah and his distribution of Amalekite plunder among the towns of southern Judah. These actions by David strengthened southern Judah against their enemies and no doubt cemented Judah’s loyalty to him as a champion for their well-being. It should be noted that the Bible affirms King Saul’s effectiveness at attacking Israel’s enemies (1 Samuel 14:47-52), especially the Philistines, but various character flaws and bad choices by Saul led to God’s selection of David as the one who would replace Saul as king (1 Samuel 13:1-23; 15:1-35). Because of this, Saul grew jealous of David and sought to kill him, forcing David to seek refuge among various towns throughout Judah and even in Philistia (1 Samuel 16-27). After seeking asylum in Gath for a time, David asked King Achish if he could move his family outside of the city, and Achish gave him the border town of Ziklag. Apparently Achish still tried to keep tabs on David’s activities, however, periodically asking him where he had recently raided. David would answer that he had been raiding the Negev of Judah, the Negev of the Jerahmeelites (see 1 Chronicles 2:42), or the Negev of the Kenites (Judges 1:16; see “Saul Attacks the Amalekites” map), which were inhabited by people loyal to Israel. In reality, however, David had been raiding the Amalekites (longtime enemies of Israel; see Genesis 14:7; Exodus 17; Numbers 13:29; 14:45; Deuteronomy 25:17-19), the Geshurites, and the Girzites. These peoples lived to the south of Israel’s territory and along the Way to Shur leading to Egypt. Soon after this King Achish mustered his men at Aphek to head to battle against the Israelites in the Jezreel Valley further north. As they set off for battle and the other Philistine rulers realized David and his men were accompanying them, the rulers protested and insisted that David would turn on them in battle. So Achish sent David home and continued on to Jezreel. When David and his men arrived at Ziklag, they found that Amalekites had burned the town and carried off their wives and children. David and his men set out to attack the Amalekites and recover their families. When they reached the Besor Brook, two hundred of the men were too exhausted to go on and stayed with the other equipment while the remaining four hundred men continued toward Amalek. Along the way, David’s men found an abandoned Egyptian slave of the Amalekites who had participated in the attack on Ziklag and on other locations in southern Judah. The man led David’s men to the Amalekite camp, and then they attacked the Amalekites and retrieved all the captives and plunder that had been taken. Only four hundred Amalekites were able to escape, fleeing on camels. David’s men then rejoined their fellow warriors at the Besor Brook and returned to Ziklag. David sent some of the plunder to the leaders of Ziklag as well as to other towns where David had roamed during the time when he was fleeing from Saul. Many of these towns were located in territory formerly inhabited by Amalekites (Numbers 13:29; 14:25, 43-45; Judges 1:16; see also Judges 12:15) and were likely among those attacked by the Amalekites and other hostile peoples to the south. After this, the Amalekites are only mentioned again in Scripture to note that David killed an Amalekite who himself had killed Saul (to fulfill what Saul requested of him), to note that Amalekite plunder was among the treasures that David dedicated to the Temple of the Lord (2 Samuel 8:9-12), and to recount how in the days of Hezekiah some Simeonites went to Mount Seir and destroyed the remnant of Amalekites that had survived (1 Chronicles 4:42-43).
