“And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines. And Saul shall despair of me to seek me any more in any…”
1 Samuel 27
12 of 12 verses have a reading · Berean Standard Bible
1David, however, said to himself, "One of these days now I will be swept away by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will stop searching for me all over Israel, and I will slip out of his hand."
“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 should despair of me to seek me anymore in…”
2So David set out with his six hundred men and went to Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
“Then David arose and went over with the six hundred men who were with him to Achish, the son of Maok, king of Gath.”
“And David arose and he passed over with the 600 men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maok, king of Gath.”
3David and his men settled in Gath with Achish. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, the widow of Nabal.
“So David dwelt with Achish at Gath. He and his men, each man with his household, and David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's widow.”
4And when Saul learned that David had fled to Gath, he no longer searched for him.
“And it was told Saul that David had fled to Gath, so he sought him no more.”
“now it was told Saul that David had fled to Gath so he no longer searched for him.”
“And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath and he sought no more again for him.”
5Then David said to Achish, "If I have found favor in your eyes, let me be assigned a place in one of the outlying towns, so I can live there. For why should your servant live in the royal city with you?"
“Then David said to Achish, If I have now found favor in your eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country that I may dwell there. For why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?”
“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?”
6That day Achish gave him Ziklag, and to this day it still belongs to the kings of Judah.
“So Achish gave him Ziklag that day. Therefore, Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day.”
“So Achish gave him Ziglag that day. Therefore Ziglag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day”
7And the time that David lived in Philistine territory amounted to a year and four months.
“Now, the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was one full year and four months.”
8Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. (From ancient times these people had inhabited the land extending to Shur and Egypt.)
“And David and his men went up and raided the Gesherites, the Gerazites and the Amalekites, for those nations were the inhabitants of the land from of old as you go to shore, even as far as the land of Egypt.”
9Whenever David attacked a territory, he did not leave a man or woman alive, but he took the flocks and herds, the donkeys, camels, and clothing. Then he would return to Achish,
“Whenever David attacked the land, he left neither man nor women alive, but took away the sheep, the oxen, the donkeys, the camel and the apparel and returned and came to Achish.”
10who would ask him, "What have you raided today?" And David would reply, "The Negev of Judah," or "The Negev of Jerahmeel," or "The Negev of the Kenites."
“Then Achish would say, where have you made a raid today? And David would say, against the southern area of Judah or against the southern area of the Jehielimites or against the southern area of the Kenites.”
11David did not leave a man or woman alive to be brought to Gath, for he said, "Otherwise they will report us, saying, 'This is what David did.'" And this was David's custom the whole time he lived in Philistine territory.
“David would save neither man nor woman alive to bring news to Gath, saying, lest they should inform on us, saying thus David did. And so was his behavior all the time that he dwelt in the country of the Philistines.”
12So Achish trusted David, thinking, "Since he has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel, he will be my servant forever."
“So Achish believed David, saying he has made his people Israel utterly abhor him. Therefore, he will be my servant forever.”