1 Samuel 27

1 ♥ 📝 A nd David^H1732 said^H559 in his heart,^H3820 I shall now perish^H5595 one^H259 day^H3117 by the hand^H3027 of Saul:^H7586 there is nothing better^H2896 for me than that^H3588 I should^H4422 escape^H4422 into the land^H776 of the Philistines;^H6430 and Saul^H7586 will despair^H2976 of me, to seek^H1245 me any more in all the borders^H1366 of Israel:^H3478 so shall I escape^H4422 out of his hand.^H3027

2 ♥ 📝 And David^H1732 arose,^H6965 and passed over,^H5674 he and the six^H8337 hundred^H3967 men^H376 that were with him, unto Achish^H397 the son^H1121 of Maoch,^H4582 king^H4428 of Gath.^H1661

3 ♥ 📝 And David^H1732 dwelt^H3427 with Achish^H397 at Gath,^H1661 he and his men,^H582 every man^H376 with his household,^H1004 even David^H1732 with his two^H8147 wives,^H802 Ahinoam^H293 the Jezreelitess,^H3159 and Abigail^H26 the Carmelitess,^H3762 Nabal's^H5037 wife.^H802

4 ♥ 📝 And it was told^H5046 Saul^H7586 that David^H1732 was fled^H1272 to Gath:^H1661 and he sought^H1245 no more again^H3254 for him.

5 ♥ 📝 And David^H1732 said^H559 unto Achish,^H397 If now I have found^H4672 favor^H2580 in thine eyes,^H5869 let them give^H5414 me a place^H4725 in one^H259 of the cities^H5892 in the country,^H7704 that I may dwell^H3427 there: for why should thy servant^H5650 dwell^H3427 in the royal^H4467 city^H5892 with thee?

6 ♥ 📝 Then Achish^H397 gave^H5414 him Ziklag^H6860 that day:^H3117 wherefore Ziklag^H6860 pertaineth unto the kings^H4428 of Judah^H3063 unto this day.^H3117

7 ♥ 📝 And the number^H4557 of the days that David^H1732 dwelt^H3427 in the country^H7704 of the Philistines^H6430 was a full year^H3117 and four^H702 months.^H2320

8 ♥ 📝 And David^H1732 and his men^H582 went up,^H5927 and made a raid^H6584 upon the Geshurites,^H1651 and the Girzites,^H1511 and the Amalekites;^H6003 for those^H2007 [nations] were the inhabitants^H3427 of the land,^H776 who were of old,^H5769 as thou goest^H935 to Shur,^H7793 even unto the land^H776 of Egypt.^H4714

9 ♥ 📝 And David^H1732 smote^H5221 the land,^H776 and saved neither man^H376 nor woman^H802 alive,^H2421 and took away^H3947 the sheep,^H6629 and the oxen,^H1241 and the asses,^H2543 and the camels,^H1581 and the apparel;^H899 and he returned,^H7725 and came^H935 to Achish.^H397

10 ♥ 📝 And Achish^H397 said,^H559 Against whom^H408 have ye made a raid^H6584 to-day?^H3117 And David^H1732 said,^H559 Against the South^H5045 of Judah,^H3063 and against the South^H5045 of the Jerahmeelites,^H3397 and against the South^H5045 of the Kenites.^H7017

11 ♥ 📝 And David^H1732 saved^H2421 neither man^H376 nor woman^H802 alive,^H2421 to bring^H935 them to Gath,^H1661 saying,^H559 Lest they should tell^H5046 of us, saying,^H559 So did^H6213 David,^H1732 and so hath been his manner^H4941 all the while^H3117 he hath dwelt^H3427 in the country^H7704 of the Philistines.^H6430

12 ♥ 📝 And Achish^H397 believed^H539 David,^H1732 saying,^H559 He hath made his people^H5971 Israel^H3478 utterly^H887 to abhor^H887 him; therefore he shall be my servant^H5650 for ever.^H5769