1 Samuel 27 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

David Escapes to the Philistines

Then David^H1732 said^H559 in his heart^H3820, “Now^H6258 I will be swept^H5595 away^H5595 one^H259 day^H3117 by the hand^H3027 of Saul^H7586. There^H369 is^H369 nothing^H369 better^H2896 for me than^H3588 that I should utterly escape^H4422 into the land^H776 of the Philistines^H6430. Saul^H7586 then will despair^H2976 of searching^H1245 for me anymore^H5750 in all^H3605 the territory^H1366 of Israel^H3478, and I will escape^H4422 from his hand^H3027.”

1Sa 27:2

1Sa 27:2So David arose and crossed over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

1Sa 27:3

1Sa 27:3And David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, each with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s wife.

1Sa 27:4

1Sa 27:4And it was told to Saul that David had fled to Gath, so he no longer searched for him.

1Sa 27:5

Then David^H1732 said^H559 to Achish^H397, “If^H518 now^H4994 I have found^H4672 favor^H2580 in your sight^H5869, let them give^H5414 me a place^H4725 in one^H259 of the cities^H5892 in the country^H7704, that I may live^H3427 there^H8033; for why^H4100 should your servant^H5650 live^H3427 in the royal^H4467 city^H5892 with you?”

1Sa 27:6

1Sa 27:6So Achish gave him Ziklag that day; therefore Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day.

1Sa 27:7

1Sa 27:7And the number of days that David lived in the country of the Philistines was a year and four months.

1Sa 27:8

Now David^H1732 and his men^H376 went^H5927 up^H5927 and raided^H6584 the Geshurites^H1651 and the Girzites^H1630 and the Amalekites^H6003; for they were the inhabitants^H3427 of the land^H776 from ancient^H5769 times^H5769, as you come^H935 to Shur^H7793 even as far^H5704 as the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714.

1Sa 27:9

1Sa 27:9And David struck the land and did not leave a man or a woman alive, and he took away the sheep, the cattle, the donkeys, the camels, and the clothing. Then he returned and came to Achish.

1Sa 27:10

1Sa 27:10And Achish said, “Where have you made a raid today?” And David said, “Against the [fn]Negev of Judah and against the [fn]Negev of the Jerahmeelites and against the [fn]Negev of the Kenites.”

1Sa 27:11

1Sa 27:11And David did not leave a man or a woman alive to bring to Gath, saying, “Lest they tell about us, saying, ‘So has David done and so has been his custom all the time he has lived in the country of the Philistines.’”

1Sa 27:12