1 Samuel 27:1-6
David Flees to the Philistines
1 Then David said (a)to himself, “Now I will perish one day by the hand of Saul. (A)There is nothing better for me than (b)to escape into the land of the Philistines. Saul then will despair of searching for me anymore in all the territory of Israel, and I will escape from his hand.”
2 So David arose and crossed over, he and (B)the six hundred men who were with him, to (C)Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
3 And David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, (D)each with his household, even David with (E)his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s (c)widow.
4 Now it was told Saul that David had fled to Gath, so he no longer searched for him.
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?”
6 So Achish gave him Ziklag that day; therefore (F)Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day.
Footnotes:
a.
1 Samuel 27:1: ['Lit ', in his heart]
b.
1 Samuel 27:1: ['Lit ', that I should surely escape]
c.
1 Samuel 27:3: ['Lit ', wife]