1 Samuel 29:8

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru

Tetapi Daud berkata kepada Akhis: "Apa yang telah kuperbuat? Dan kesalahan apa yang kaudapati pada hambamu ini, sejak saat aku menjadi hamba kepadamu, sampai hari ini, sehingga aku tidak boleh ikut pergi berperang melawan musuh tuanku raja?"

Parallel Translations

Bahasa Indonesia Sehari-hari
Tetapi Daud berkata kepada Akhis: "Apa yang telah kuperbuat? Dan kesalahan apa yang kaudapati pada hambamu ini, sejak saat aku menjadi hamba kepadamu, sampai hari ini, sehingga aku tidak boleh ikut pergi berperang melawan musuh tuanku raja?"

Alkitab Terjemahan Lama
Maka sembah Daud kepada Akhis: Apa gerangan perbuatan patik? atau apa tuanku sudah dapat dalam patik, dari pada hari patik datang menghadap tuanku sampai kepada hari ini, maka tiada boleh patik turut memerangi musuh tuanku?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

But what have: 1 Samuel 12:3, 1 Samuel 17:29, 1 Samuel 20:8, 1 Samuel 26:18

with: Heb. before

that I may not: 1 Samuel 28:2, 2 Samuel 16:18, 2 Samuel 16:19, Psalms 34:13, Psalms 34:14, Matthew 6:13

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And David said unto Achish, what have I done?.... This question is anticipated by the speech of Achish, who had declared he had found no evil in him; but David must say something to put on an appearance of concern for being dismissed, when he was heartily glad of it:

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? which cannot be excused of great dissimulation, since nothing was more foreign from his heart, and against his will, than fighting against the Israelites, and which he determined to avoid if possible; and glad at heart he was to be thus excused, and freed from the straits and difficulties he was involved in; but that the Philistines might have no cause of suspicion of him, and that he was warmly attached to their interest among whom he was still to continue, he put on these airs. Abarbinel is of opinion that the lords of the Philistines were only afraid of David, but not of his men, and therefore were not solicitous about their going, but his, which gave David a concern; and since he was particularly singled out, he desired to know what special evil had been found in him; but when he understood, by the following answer of Achish, that his servants were to go with him, he was content, and said no more; but the princes asked, "what do these Hebrews here?" 1 Samuel 29:3.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See 1 Samuel 29:10 note.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 29:8. 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.

It was in the order of God's gracious providence that the Philistine lords refused to let David go with them to this battle. Had he gone, he had his choice of two sins - First, If he had fought for the Philistines, he would have fought against God and his country. Secondly If he had in the battle gone over to the Israelites, he would have deceived and become a traitor to the hospitable Achish. God, therefore, so ordered it in his mercy that he was not permitted to go to a battle in which he was sure to be disgraced, whatever side he took, or with what success soever he might be crowned.