אָכִישׁ (a.khish) means “Achish” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: aw-keesh' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
אָכִישׁ · a.khish · Achish
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.21.10; son of: Maoch (H4582); also called Abimelech (NIV: Abimelek) at Psa.34.1; Also named: a.vi.me.lekh (אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ "Abimelech" H0040I) § Achish = "I will blacken (or terrify)" or "only a man" Philistine king of Gath
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of uncertain derivation; Akish, a Philistine king
KJV glosses: Achish.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| achish | 13 |
| so achish | 3 |
| of achish | 1 |
| then achish | 1 |
| who | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and achish | 6 |
| to achish | 4 |
| unto achish | 3 |
| achish | 2 |
| then achish | 2 |
| with achish | 2 |
| of achish | 1 |
| with him unto achish | 1 |
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That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 21.11
But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Did they not sing about him in their dances, saying: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 21.12
Now David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 21.13
Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you can see that the man is insane! Why have you brought him to me?
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 21.15
So David set out with his six hundred men and went to Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
Read word by wordDavid and his men settled in Gath with Achish. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, the widow of Nabal.
Read word by wordThen David said to Achish, “If I have found favor in your eyes, let me be assigned a place in one of the outlying towns, so I can live there. For why should your servant live in the royal city with you?”
Read word by wordThat day Achish gave him Ziklag, and to this day it still belongs to the kings of Judah.
Read word by wordWhenever David attacked a territory, he did not leave a man or woman alive, but he took the flocks and herds, the donkeys, camels, and clothing. Then he would return to Achish,
Read word by wordwho would ask him, “What have you raided today?” And David would reply, “The Negev of Judah,” or “The Negev of Jerahmeel,” or “The Negev of the Kenites.”
Read word by wordSo Achish trusted David, thinking, “Since he has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel, he will be my servant forever.”
Read word by wordNow in those days the Philistines gathered their forces for warfare against Israel. So Achish said to David, “You must understand that you and your men are to go out to battle with me.”
Read word by wordDavid replied, “Then you will come to know what your servant can do.” “Very well,” said Achish. “I will make you my bodyguard for life.”
Read word by wordAs the Philistine leaders marched out with their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men marched behind them with Achish.
Read word by wordThen the commanders of the Philistines asked, “What about these Hebrews?” Achish replied, “Is this not David, the servant of King Saul of Israel? He has been with me all these days, even years, and from the day he defected until today I have found no fault in him.”
Read word by wordSo Achish summoned David and told him, “As surely as the LORD lives, you have been upright, and it seems right in my sight that you should march in and out with me in the army, because I have found no fault in you from the day you came to me until this day. But you are not good in the sight of the leaders.
Read word by word“But what have I done?” David replied. “What have you found against your servant, from the day I came to you until today, to keep me from going along to fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”
Read word by wordAchish replied, “I know that you are as pleasing in my sight as an angel of God. But the commanders of the Philistines have said, ‘He must not go into battle with us.’
Read word by wordAfter three years, however, two of Shimei’s slaves ran away to Achish son of Maacah, king of Gath. And Shimei was told, “Look, your slaves are in Gath.”
Read word by wordSo Shimei saddled his donkey and set out to Achish at Gath in search of his slaves, and he brought them back from Gath.
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