1 Samuel 27:1 And David1732 said559 in his heart,3820 I shall now perish5595{Heb. be consumed} one259 day3117 by the hand3027 of Saul:7586 there is nothing better2896 for me than that3588 I should speedily4422 escape4422 into the land776 of the Philistines;6430 and Saul7586 shall despair2976 of me, to seek1245 me any more in any coast1366 of Israel:3478 so shall I escape4422 out of his hand.3027 cr 2 And David1732 arose,6965 and he passed over5674 with the six8337 hundred3967 men376 that were with him unto Achish,397 the son1121 of Maoch,4582 king4428 of Gath.1661 cr 3 And David1732 dwelt3427 with Achish397 at Gath,1661 he and his men,582 every man376 with his household,1004 even David1732 with his two8147 wives,802 Ahinoam293 the Jezreelitess,3159 and Abigail26 the Carmelitess,3762 Nabal's5037 wife.802 cr 4 And it was told5046 Saul7586 that David1732 was fled1272 to Gath:1661 and he sought1245 no more again3254 3254 for him. cr

1 Samuel 27:5 And David1732 said559 unto Achish,397 If I have now found4672 grace2580 in thine eyes,5869 let them give5414 me a place4725 in some259 town5892 in the country,7704 that I may dwell3427 there: for why should thy servant5650 dwell3427 in the royal4467 city5892 with thee? cr 6 Then Achish397 gave5414 him Ziklag6860 that day:3117 wherefore Ziklag6860 pertaineth unto the kings4428 of Judah3063 unto this day.3117 cr 7 And the time4557 3117{Heb. the number of days} that David1732 dwelt3427 in the country7704 of the Philistines6430 was a full year3117{Heb. a year of days} and four702 months.2320 cr

1 Samuel 27:8 And David1732 and his men582 went up,5927 and invaded6584 the Geshurites,1651 and the Gezrites,1511{Or, Gerzites} and the Amalekites:6003 for those2007 nations were of old5769 the inhabitants3427 of the land,776 as thou goest935 to Shur,7793 even unto the land776 of Egypt.4714 cr 9 And David1732 smote5221 the land,776 and left neither man376 nor woman802 alive,2421 and took away3947 the sheep,6629 and the oxen,1241 and the asses,2543 and the camels,1581 and the apparel,899 and returned,7725 and came935 to Achish.397 cr 10 And Achish397 said,559 Whither408 have ye made a road6584 to day?3117{Or, did you not make a road, etc.} And David1732 said,559 Against the south5045 of Judah,3063 and against the south5045 of the Jerahmeelites,3397 and against the south5045 of the Kenites.7017 cr 11 And David1732 saved2421 neither man376 nor woman802 alive,2421 to bring935 tidings to Gath,1661 saying,559 Lest they should tell5046 on us, saying,559 So did6213 David,1732 and so will be his manner4941 all the while3117 he dwelleth3427 in the country7704 of the Philistines.6430 cr 12 And Achish397 believed539 David,1732 saying,559 He hath made his people5971 Israel3478 utterly887 to abhor887{Heb. to stink} him; therefore he shall be my servant5650 for ever.5769 cr