And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
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Gill's Exposition
And Achish believed David,.... As he would have him understand his story; imposing upon him by ambiguous terms, insinuating he had been against the southern parts of Judah, when he had been against…
Adam Clarke
He hath made his people - utterly to abhor him - This deception, which Dr. Delaney says "did harm to nobody, and to the account of which he is at an utter loss what degree of guilt to charge," imposed…
Here is an account of David's actions while he was in the land of the Philistines, a fierce attack he made upon some remains of the devoted nations, his success in it, and the representation he gave…
Cambridge Bible
Achish believed David Connect 1Sa 27:27 with 1Sa 27:27. Achish believed that David had brought himself into ill odour (see on 1Sa 13:4) with his own countrymen by his attacks on them, and would now be…