Parallel 1SA 27:0

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KJB-1611 1 Saul hearing Dauid to be in Gath, seeketh no more for him. 5 Dauid beggeth Ziklag of Achish. 8 Hee inuading other countreys, perswadeth Achish he fought against Iudah.
(1 Saul hearing David to be in Gath, seeketh/seeks no more for him. 5 David beggeth Ziklag of Achish. 8 He inuading other countrys, perswadeth Achish he fought against Yudah.)

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1 Samuel 27 General Notes

Structure and Formatting

This begins a section about David living with the Philistines.

Religious and Cultural Concepts in This Chapter

David’s move

David is afraid Saul will someday catch him and kill him, so he moves to the Philistine city of Gath. This is a type of exile David creates for himself out of fear. It is caused by his lack of trust in God. This is the same reason his descendants would come to be exiled. (See: trust)