1 Samuel 27:5
1 Samuel 27:5 — English Standard Version (ESV)
5 Then David said to Achish, “If I have found favor in your eyes, let a place be given me in one of the country towns, that I may dwell there. For why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?”
1 Samuel 27:5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
5 And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?
1 Samuel 27:5 — New Living Translation (NLT)
5 One day David said to Achish, “If it is all right with you, we would rather live in one of the country towns instead of here in the royal city.”
1 Samuel 27:5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
5 Then David said to Achish, “If I have now found favor in your eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there. For why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?”
1 Samuel 27:5 — New Century Version (NCV)
5 Then David said to Achish, “If you are pleased with me, give me a place in one of the country towns where I can live. I don’t need to live in the royal city with you.”
1 Samuel 27:5 — American Standard Version (ASV)
5 And David said unto Achish, If now I have found favor in thine eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?
1 Samuel 27:5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
5 And David said to Achish, If now I have found favour in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some country-town, that I may abide there; for why should thy servant abide in the royal city with thee?
1 Samuel 27:5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
5 David said to Achish, “If you will permit me, let me have a place in one of the outlying towns so that I can live there. Why should I live in the royal city with you?”
1 Samuel 27:5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
5 Now David said to Achish, “If I have found favor with you, let me be given a place in one of the outlying towns, so I can live there. Why should your servant live in the royal city with you?”
1 Samuel 27:5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
5 Then David said to Achish, “If I have found favor in your sight, let a place be given me in one of the country towns, so that I may live there; for why should your servant live in the royal city with you?”
1 Samuel 27:5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
5 Then David said to Achish, “Please, if I have found favor in your eyes, then let them give me a place in one of the country towns that I can live there. Why should your servant live in the royal city with you?”
1 Samuel 27:5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
5 David said to Achish, “If you are pleased with me, give me a place in one of your country towns. I can live there. I don’t really need to live near you in the royal city.”
1 Samuel 27:5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
5 Then David said to Achish, “If now I have found favor in your sight, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may live there; for why should your servant live in the royal city with you?”