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1 Samuel 27

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And David said in his heart , I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul : there is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines ; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel : so shall I escape out of his hand.

David , however, said to himself , “ One of these days now I will be swept away by the hand of Saul . There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines . Then Saul will stop searching for me all over Israel , and I will slip out of his hand. ”

And David arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men that were with him, unto Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

So David set out with his six hundred men and went to Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath.

And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men , every man with his household , even David with his two wives , Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess , Nabal's wife .

David 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 .

And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath : and he sought no more again for him.

And when Saul learned that David had fled to Gath , he no longer searched for him.

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 ?

Then 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 ? ”

Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day : wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day .

That day Achish gave him Ziklag , and to this day it still belongs to the kings of Judah.

And the number of the days that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.

And the time that David lived in Philistine territory amounted to a year and four months.

And David and his men went up , and made a raid upon the Geshurites, and the Girzites, and the Amalekites ; for those `nations' were the inhabitants of the land , who were of old, as thou goest to Shur , even unto the land of Egypt.

Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites . (From ancient times these people had inhabited the land extending to Shur and Egypt. )

And David smote the land , and saved neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen , and the asses , and the camels, and the apparel; and he returned, and came to Achish .

Whenever 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 ,

And Achish said , Against whom have ye made a raid to-day ? And David said , Against the South of Judah, and against the South of the Jerahmeelites , and against the South of the Kenites.

who 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. ”

And David saved neither man nor woman alive , to bring them to Gath, saying , Lest they should tell of us, saying, So did David , and so hath been his manner all the while he hath dwelt in the country of the Philistines .

David did not leave a man or woman alive to be brought to Gath, for he said , “Otherwise they will report us, saying, ‘This is what David did.’” And this was David’s custom the whole time he lived in Philistine territory .

And Achish believed David, saying , He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever .

So Achish trusted David, thinking , “Since he has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel , he will be my servant forever . ”

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