What Does 1 Samuel 29:9 Mean?

“answered”

properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,

“And Achish”

akish, a philistine king

“and said”

to say (used with great latitude)

near, with or among; often in general, to

“to David”

david, the youngest son of jesse

“I know”

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

“that thou art good”

good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good

thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you

“in my sight”

an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)

“as an angel”

a messenger; specifically, of god, i.e., an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)

“of God”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only

“notwithstanding the princes”

a head person (of any rank or class)

“of the Philistines”

a pelishtite or inhabitant of pelesheth

“and said”

to say (used with great latitude)

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“He shall not go up”

to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative

adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then

“with us to the battle”

a battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare)