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La Bible David Martin

1 Samuel 29:9

Et Akis répondit et dit à David : Je le sais : car tu es agréable à mes yeux, comme un Ange de Dieu; mais c'est seulement que les chefs des Philistins ont dit : Il ne montera point avec nous dans la bataille.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Angel (Holy Trinity);   Integrity;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Philistines, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Holman Bible Dictionary - Achish;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Disallow;   Esdraelon;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Achish;   Jezreel (2);  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Lords of the Philistines;  

Parallel Translations

La Bible Ostervald (1996)
Et Akish répondit et dit à David: Je le sais, car tu m'es agréable comme un ange de Dieu; mais les chefs des Philistins ont dit: Il ne montera point avec nous au combat.
Darby's French Translation
Et Akish répondit et dit à David: Je sais que tu es agréable à mes yeux comme un ange de Dieu; seulement les chefs des Philistins ont dit: Il ne montera point avec nous à la bataille.
Louis Segond (1910)
Akisch répondit à David: Je le sais, car tu es agréable à mes yeux comme un ange de Dieu; mais les princes des Philistins disent: Il ne montera point avec nous pour combattre.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

as an angel: 2 Samuel 14:17, 2 Samuel 14:20, 2 Samuel 19:27, Galatians 4:14

the princes: 1 Samuel 29:4

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 19:3 - but the princes Jeremiah 38:5 - for

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Achish answered and said unto David,.... In reply to the questions:

I know that thou [art] good in my sight as an angel of God: for his great wisdom, and graceful behaviour, and inoffensive carriage:

notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, he shall not go up with us to the battle; though Achish had so good an opinion of him, and had declared it in council, yet an order had passed there that he should not go to battle with them; there were but five of them, and Achish was one of the five, so that there were four to one for the dismissing him; and Achish, though a king, was obliged to submit.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 29:9. As an angel of God — There is some reason to think that Achish had actually embraced or was favourably disposed towards the Jewish religion. He speaks here of the angels of God, as a Jew might be expected to speak; and in 1 Samuel 29:6 he appeals to, and swears by Jehovah; which, perhaps, no Philistine ever did. It is possible that he might have learned many important truths from David, during the time he sojourned with him.


 
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