1 Samuel 27:1-12 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 speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.

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1 H1732 And David H559 said H3820 in his heart, H6258 I shall now H5595 perish H259 one H3117 day H3027 by the hand H7586 of Saul: H369 there is nothing H2896 better H3588 for me than H4422 that I should speedily H4422 escape H413 into H776 the land H6430 of the Philistines; H7586 and Saul H2976 shall despair H1245 of me, to seek H5750 me any more H3605 in any H1366 coast H3478 of Israel: H4422 so shall I escape H3027 out of his hand.

2 H1732 And David H6965 arose, H5674 and he passed H5674 over H8337 with the six H3967 hundred H376 men H397 that were with him to Achish, H1121 the son H4582 of Maoch, H4428 king H1661 of Gath.

3 H1732 And David H3427 dwelled H397 with Achish H1661 at Gath, H582 he and his men, H376 every man H1004 with his household, H1732 even David H8147 with his two H802 wives, H293 Ahinoam H3159 the Jezreelitess, H26 and Abigail H3762 the Carmelitess, H5037 Nabal’s H802 wife.

4 H5046 And it was told H7586 Saul H1732 that David H1272 was fled H1661 to Gath: H1245 and he sought H3808 no H3254 more H3254 again for him.

5 H1732 And David H559 said H397 to Achish, H518 If H4994 I have now H4672 found H2580 grace H5869 in your eyes, H5414 let them give H4725 me a place H259 in some H5892 town H7704 in the country, H3427 that I may dwell H8033 there: H4100 for why H5650 should your servant H3427 dwell H4467 in the royal H5892 city with you?

6 H397 Then Achish H5414 gave H6860 him Ziklag H3117 that day: H3651 why H6860 Ziklag H1961 pertains H4428 to the kings H3063 of Judah H2088 to this H3117 day.

7 H4557 And the time H3117 H1732 that David H3427 dwelled H7704 in the country H6430 of the Philistines H3117 was a full H702 year and four H2320 months.

8 H1732 And David H582 and his men H5927 went H6584 up, and invaded H1651 the Geshurites, H1511 and the Gezrites, H6003 and the Amalekites: H2007 for those H5769 nations were of old H3427 the inhabitants H776 of the land, H935 as you go H7793 to Shur, H776 even to the land H4714 of Egypt.

9 H1732 And David H5221 smote H776 the land, H3808 and left neither H376 man H802 nor woman H2421 alive, H3947 and took H6629 away the sheep, H1241 and the oxen, H2543 and the asses, H1581 and the camels, H899 and the apparel, H7725 and returned, H935 and came H397 to Achish.

10 H397 And Achish H559 said, H413 Where H6584 have you made a road H3117 to day? H1732 And David H559 said, H5921 Against H5045 the south H3063 of Judah, H5921 and against H5045 the south H3397 of the Jerahmeelites, H413 and against H5045 the south H7017 of the Kenites.

11 H1732 And David H2421 saved H3808 neither H376 man H802 nor woman H2421 alive, H935 to bring H1661 tidings to Gath, H559 saying, H6435 Lest H5046 they should tell H5921 on H559 us, saying, H3541 So H6213 did H1732 David, H3541 and so H3541 will be his manner H3605 all H3117 the while H3427 he dwells H7704 in the country H6430 of the Philistines.

12 H397 And Achish H539 believed H1732 David, H559 saying, H5971 He has made his people H3478 Israel H887 utterly to abhor H5650 him; therefore he shall be my servant H5769 for ever.