1And David said, unto his own heart, Now, shall I be swept off, in a single day, by the hand of Saul,—there is nothing for me better than that I, escape, into the land of the Philistines, so shall Saul give up seeking for me any more, in any of the bounds of Israel, so shall I escape out of his hand.stylusIsaiah 40:27, Isaiah 40:31, Isaiah 40:27, Isaiah 40:31, 1 Samuel 28:12And David arose, and he and the six hundred men that were with him passed over, unto Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath.stylus1 Samuel 25:13, 1 Samuel 21:10, 1 Samuel 25:13, 1 Samuel 21:10, 1 Kings 2:393And David abode with Achish in Gath, he and his men, each man with his household,—David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail wife of Nabal, the Carmelite.stylus1 Samuel 25:42, 1 Samuel 25:43, 1 Samuel 25:42, 1 Samuel 25:43, 1 Samuel 30:34And, when it was told Saul, that David had fled to Gath, he added no more, to seek him.stylus1 Samuel 26:21, 1 Samuel 26:215Then said David unto Achish—If, I pray thee, I have found favour in thine eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may dwell there,—for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city, with thee?stylusGenesis 46:34, Genesis 46:34, 2 Corinthians 6:17, 2 Corinthians 6:176So Achish gave him, on that day, Ziklag,—wherefore Ziklag hath pertained unto the kings of Judah, unto this day.stylusNehemiah 11:28, Nehemiah 11:28, Joshua 15:31, Joshua 15:31, 1 Chronicles 12:17And the number of the days that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines became a year and four months.stylus1 Samuel 29:3, 1 Samuel 29:38And David and his men went up, and made a raid against the Geshurites and the Gizrites and the Amalekites,—for, they, were the inhabitants of the land who had been from age-past times, as thou enterest Shur, even as far as the land of Egypt.stylus1 Samuel 15:7, 1 Samuel 15:8, Joshua 13:2, 1 Samuel 15:7, 1 Samuel 15:89Now, when David would smite a land, he used to save alive neither man nor woman,—but took sheep and oxen, and asses and camels, and apparel, and returned, and came in unto Achish.stylus1 Samuel 15:3, 1 Samuel 15:3, 1 Samuel 15:7, Genesis 25:18, Genesis 16:710Then said Achish, Whither have ye made a raid, to-day? And David said—Against the South of Judah, or against the South of the Jerahmeelites, or as far as the South of the Kenites.stylusJudges 1:16, Judges 1:16, 1 Chronicles 2:25, 1 Chronicles 2:9, 1 Chronicles 2:2511But, neither man nor woman, used David to save alive, to bring into Gath, for he said, Lest they tell of us, saying,—So, hath David done, and, such, his manner, all the days that he hath dwelt in the country of the Philistines.stylus1 Samuel 22:22, Proverbs 12:19, Proverbs 29:25, 1 Samuel 22:22, Proverbs 12:1912And Achish believed in David, saying,—He hath made himself, odious, unto his own people, unto Israel, therefore shall he be my servant all his life long.stylus1 Samuel 13:4, Genesis 34:30, 1 Samuel 13:4, Genesis 34:30
