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1 Samuel 27:2 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" David arose and passed over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath. "

1 Samuel 27:2

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1 David said in his heart, “I will now perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel. So I will escape out of his hand.”

2 David arose and passed over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

3 David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s wife.

4 Saul was told that David had fled to Gath, so he stopped looking for him.

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1 Samuel 21:10

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"David arose and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath."

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"David arose and went with all the people who were with him from Baale Judah, to bring up from there God’s ark, which is called by the Name, even the name of the LORD of Armies who sits above the cherubim."

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1 Chronicles 13:6

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"David went up with all Israel to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath Jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from there God the LORD’s ark that sits above the cherubim, that is called by the Name."

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1 Samuel 27:1

"David said in his heart, “I will now perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel. So I will escape out of his hand.”"

1 Samuel 27:3

"David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s wife."

1 Samuel 27:4

"Saul was told that David had fled to Gath, so he stopped looking for him."

1 Samuel 27:5

"David said to Achish, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may dwell there. For why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?”"

1 Samuel 27:6

"Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: therefore Ziklag belongs to the kings of Judah to this day."

1 Samuel 27:7

"The number of the days that David lived in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months."

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