1Samuel:27

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* And David said in his heart , I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul Sha #uwl #: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines ; and Saul shall despair of me , to seek me any more in any coast of Israel Yisra #el #: so shall I escape out of his hand . * And David arose , and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish , the son of Maoch Ma #owk #, king of Gath . * And David dwelt with Achish at Gath , he and his men , every man with his household , even David with his two wives , Ahinoam #Achiyno #am # the Jezreelitess Yizr @#e #liyth #, and Abigail the Carmelitess , Nabals wife . * And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath : and he sought no more again (8675 ) for him . * And David said unto Achish , If I have now found grace in thine eyes , let them give me a place in some town in the country , that I may dwell there : for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee ? * Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day : wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day . * And the time micpar # that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months . * And David and his men went up , and invaded the Geshurites , and the Gezrites , and the Amalekites : for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land , as thou goest to Shur , even unto the land of Egypt . * And David smote the land , and left neither man nor woman alive , and took away the sheep tso #n #, and the oxen , and the asses , and the camels , and the apparel , and returned , and came to Achish . * And Achish said , Whither have ye made a road to day ? And David said , Against the south of Judah , and against the south of the Jerahmeelites Y @rachm @#eliy #, and against the south of the Kenites . * And David saved neither man nor woman alive , to bring tidings to Gath , saying , Lest they should tell on us , saying , So did David , and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines . * And Achish believed David , saying , He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him ; therefore he shall be my servant for ever .

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