1 Samuel 27
27
David Settles in Ziklag
1Then David said in his heart, “One day I’ll be swept away by the hand of Saul. There’s nothing better for me than to escape immediately to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up searching for me in all the territories of Israel, so I’ll escape from his hand.”
2So David rose and crossed over, he and the 600 men that were with him, to Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath.
3David stayed with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, and David with his two wives—Ahinoam of Jezreel, and Abigail of Carmel, Nabal’s widow.
4So when Saul was told that David had fled to Gath, he no longer searched for him.
5Then David said to Achish, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, let me be given a place in one of the country towns, so I may live there. Why should your servant stay in the royal city with you?”
6So Achish granted him Ziklag that day. Thus Ziklag came to belong to the kings of Judah to this day.
7The number of days that David stayed in the country of the Philistines was a year and four months.
8Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Gizrites and the Amalekites, for those were inhabitants of the region from ancient times, as you go all the way from Shur and as far as the land of Egypt.
9David attacked the region and was leaving not a man or woman alive, and took away sheep, oxen, donkeys, camels and clothing. When he returned and came to Achish,
10Achish would ask, “Where have you raided today?” So David would reply, “Against the Negev of Judah, against the Negev of the Jerahmeelite and against the Negev of the Kenites.”
11David left no man or woman alive to bring to Gath, thinking, “Unless they should tell about us, saying: ‘So did David.’” So was his practice all the time he stayed in the country of the Philistines.
12Then Achish trusted David, saying, “He has certainly made himself abhorrent to his people Israel; therefore, he will be my vassal forever.”
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1 Samuel 27
27
David Returns to Achish
1Then David thought to himself,#Literally “said to his heart” “Now I will perish one day by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me but that I must certainly escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will desist from searching for me further in all of the territories of Israel, and so I will escape from his hand.” 2So David got up and crossed over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, the king of Gath. 3David settled with Achish in Gath, he and his men, each with his household.#Or “family” David took along his two wives Ahinoam from Jezreel#Literally “the Jezreelitess” and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. 4And it was reported to Saul that David had fled to Gath, so he no longer searched for him.#Literally “he does Qere did not again to seek him longer”
5Then David said to Achish, “Please, if I have found favor in your eyes, then let them give me a place in one of the country towns#Literally “towns of the open field” that I can live there. Why should your servant live in the royal city#Literally “the city of the king” with you?” 6So Achish gave him Ziklag on that day. (Therefore, Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah until this day.) 7The number of days that David lived in the countryside of the Philistines was one year and four months.
8Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites and the Girzites and the Amalekites, for they had been living in the land for a long time in the direction of#Literally “as you come” Shur and as far as#Literally “up to” the land of Egypt. 9So David struck the land and did not leave a man or a woman alive; he took the sheep,#Hebrew “flock,” referring to either sheep or goats or both the cattle, the donkeys, the camels, and the clothing. Then he returned and came to Achish. 10And Achish said, “Against whom have you raided today?” David said, “Against the Negev of Judah and against the Negev of the Jerahmeelites and against the Negev of the Kenites.” 11And David did not leave alive a man or a woman to bring them back to Gath, thinking,#Hebrew “saying” “So that they will not report about us, saying, ‘David did thus and so.’ ” Thus was his practice all the days that he lived in the countryside of the Philistines. 12And Achish trusted David, saying, “He has made himself utterly hated#Literally “Stinking he stink” = “he really stinks” among his people in Israel, and he will be my servant forever.”
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