Some Manassites defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. However, they did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers sent David away after a discussion. They said,“ It will be our heads if he defects to his master Saul.”

大卫从前与非利士人同去，要与扫罗争战，有些玛拿西人来投奔大卫，他们却没有帮助非利士人；因为非利士人的首领商议，打发他们回去，说：“恐怕大卫拿我们的首级，归降他的主人扫罗。”

大卫从前与非利士人同去，要与扫罗争战，有些玛拿西人来投奔大卫。其实他们并没有帮助非利士人，因为非利士人的领袖商议，打发他回去，说：“恐怕大卫拿我们的首级去向他的主人扫罗投诚。”

大卫从前与非利士人同去，要与扫罗争战，有些玛拿西人来投奔大卫。其实他们并没有帮助非利士人，因为非利士人的领袖商议，打发他回去，说：“恐怕大卫拿我们的首级去向他的主人扫罗投诚。”

从前，大卫和非利士人一同去攻打扫罗的时候，有些玛拿西人来投奔大卫。但大卫及其部下没有帮助非利士人作战，因为非利士人的首领商议后，害怕大卫拿着非利士人的头颅去归顺他的主人扫罗，便让他们走了。

大卫从前与非利士人一起，要去攻击扫罗的时候，有些玛拿西支派的人投奔大卫；但他们没有帮助非利士人，因为非利士人的领袖商议后把他遣回，说：“恐怕大卫带着我们的首级归向他的主人扫罗。”

大衛從前與非利士人同去，要與掃羅爭戰，有些瑪拿西人來投奔大衛，他們卻沒有幫助非利士人；因為非利士人的首領商議，打發他們回去，說：「恐怕大衛拿我們的首級，歸降他的主人掃羅。」

大衛從前與非利士人同去，要與掃羅爭戰，有些瑪拿西人來投奔大衛。其實他們並沒有幫助非利士人，因為非利士人的領袖商議，打發他回去，說：「恐怕大衛拿我們的首級去向他的主人掃羅投誠。」

大衛從前與非利士人同去，要與掃羅爭戰，有些瑪拿西人來投奔大衛。其實他們並沒有幫助非利士人，因為非利士人的領袖商議，打發他回去，說：「恐怕大衛拿我們的首級去向他的主人掃羅投誠。」

從前，大衛和非利士人一同去攻打掃羅的時候，有些瑪拿西人來投奔大衛。但大衛及其部下沒有幫助非利士人作戰，因為非利士人的首領商議後，害怕大衛拿著非利士人的頭顱去歸順他的主人掃羅，便讓他們走了。

大衛從前與非利士人一起，要去攻擊掃羅的時候，有些瑪拿西支派的人投奔大衛；但他們沒有幫助非利士人，因為非利士人的領袖商議後把他遣回，說：“恐怕大衛帶著我們的首級歸向他的主人掃羅。”

大衛從前和非利士人一同去、要攻擊掃羅；有些瑪拿西人來投奔大衛；大衛卻沒有幫助非利士人；因為非利士人的霸主一同商議，把他打發走，說：『他諒必會拿我們的腦袋做代價回去歸降他主上掃羅啊。』

大衛偕非利士人、往戰掃羅時、有瑪拿西人歸之、惟未助非利士人、因非利士牧伯相議、遣之去曰、彼必歸降其主掃羅、危及我首、

初大闢欲與非利士人偕攻掃羅、馬拿西數人歸之。非利士人伯疑大闢必降掃羅、而害及己、故議去大闢、不許助己。

大衛偕非利士人同往攻掃羅時、有瑪拿西人來歸之、大衛竟不助非利士人、因非利士諸伯相議云、恐大衛以我儕之首級降其主掃羅、遂定議遣之去、

Some of the tribe of Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul.( He and his men did not help the Philistines because, after consultation, their rulers sent him away. They said,“ It will cost us our heads if he deserts to his master Saul.”)

Some people from the tribe of Manasseh went over to David’s side. They did this when he marched out with the Philistines to fight against Saul. But David and his men didn’t help the Philistines. That’s because after all the Philistine rulers had discussed the matter, they sent him away. They said,“ Suppose he deserts to his master Saul. Then our heads will be cut off!”

Some of the men of Manasseh deserted to David when he came with the Philistines for the battle against Saul.( Yet he did not help them, for the rulers of the Philistines took counsel and sent him away, saying,“ At peril to our heads he will desert to his master Saul.”)

Some men from Manasseh defected from the Israelite army and joined David when he set out with the Philistines to fight against Saul. But as it turned out, the Philistine rulers refused to let David and his men go with them. After much discussion, they sent them back, for they said,“ It will cost us our heads if David switches loyalties to Saul and turns against us.”

From Manasseh some also defected to David when he was about to go to battle with the Philistines against Saul. But they did not help them, because the governors of the Philistines sent him away after consultation, saying,“ At the cost of our heads he might defect to his master Saul.”

And some from Manasseh defected to David when he was going with the Philistines to battle against Saul; but they did not help them, for the lords of the Philistines sent him away by agreement, saying,“ He may defect to his master Saul and endanger our heads.”

Of Manasseh also there fell away some to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not; for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall away to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.

Some Manassites defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. However, they did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers sent David away after a discussion. They said,“ It will be our heads if he defects to his master Saul.”

And there fell[ some] of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to[ the jeopardy of] our heads.

Some men from Manasseh joined David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul.( But in the end they did not help the Philistines because, after taking counsel, the Philistine lords sent David away, saying:“ It would be disastrous for us if he deserts to his master Saul.”)

Some of Manasseh also joined David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle; but they didn’t help them; for the lords of the Philistines sent him away after consultation, saying,“ He will desert to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.”

As the Philistine leaders were passing in review with their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men were passing in review behind them with Achish.Then the Philistine commanders asked,“ What are these Hebrews doing here?” Achish answered the Philistine commanders,“ That is David, servant of King Saul of Israel. He has been with me a considerable period of time. From the day he defected until today, I’ve found no fault with him.”The Philistine commanders, however, were enraged with Achish and told him,“ Send that man back and let him return to the place you assigned him. He must not go down with us into battle only to become our adversary during the battle. What better way could he ingratiate himself with his master than with the heads of our men?Isn’t this the David they sing about during their dances: Saul has killed his thousands, but David his tens of thousands?”So Achish summoned David and told him,“ As the LORD lives, you are an honorable man. I think it is good to have you fighting in this unit with me, because I have found no fault in you from the day you came to me until today. But the leaders don’t think you are reliable.Now go back quietly and you won’t be doing anything the Philistine leaders think is wrong.”“ But what have I done?” David replied to Achish.“ From the first day I entered your service until today, what have you found against your servant to keep me from going to fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”Achish answered David,“ I’m convinced that you are as reliable as an angel of God. But the Philistine commanders have said,‘ He must not go into battle with us.’