ULT 1SA Chapter 27

◄ 1SA 27 ► ║ ═ ©

27 And David said to his heart, “Now I will be swept away one day by the hand of Saul. There is no good for me except escaping, I should escape to the land of the Philistines. And Saul will despair of me to seek me again in all of the border of Israel, and I will escape from his hand.” 2 And David arose and passed over, he and 600 men who were with him, to Achish. the son of Maok, the king of Gath. 3 And David dwelled with Achish in Gath, he and his men, a man and his house, David and the two of his wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the Carmelitess, the wife of Nabal. 4 And it was declared to Saul that David had fled to Gath, and he did not add to seek him more. 5 And David said to Achish, “Please, if I have found favor in your eyes, may they give to me a place in one of the cities of the field, and let me dwell there. For why should your servant dwell in the city of the kingship with you?” 6 So on that day Achish gave to him Ziklag. (Therefore Ziklag is to the kings of Judah to this day.) 7 And the number of the days that David dwelled in the field of the Philistines was days and four months. 8 And David and his men went up and raided against the Geshurite and the Girzite and the Amalekite (for they were dwelling in the land, that from ancient times) in your going to Shur and to the land of Egypt. 9 And David struck the land and did not let a man or a woman live. And he took sheep and cattle and donkeys and camels and garments. And he returned and came to Achish. 10 And Achish said, “Have you not raided today?” And David said, “Against the Negev of Judah” or “against the Negev of the Jerahmeelite” or “against the Negev of the Kenite.” 11 Now David did not let a man or a woman live to bring to Gath, saying, “Lest they declare about us, saying, ‘Thus did David do.’ ” And this was his custom all of the days that he dwelled in the field of the Philistines. 12 And Achish trusted in David, saying, “Stinking, he stinks among his people in Israel, so he will be to me for a servant forever.”

1SA C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24 C25 C26 C27 C28 C29 C30 C31