1 Samuel 27:2 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 27:2

David Allied with the Philistines

1 And David said in his heart, “Now I shall perish someday by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape to the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me anymore in any part of Israel. So I shall escape out of his hand.”

2 Then David arose ^aand went over with the six hundred men who were with him ^bto Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

3 So David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, each man with his household, and David ^awith his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s widow.

4 And it was told Saul that David had fled to Gath; so he sought him no more.

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

6 So Achish gave him Ziklag that day. Therefore ^aZiklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day.

Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 27:2

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American Standard Version
And David arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men that were with him, unto Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

Amplified® Bible
So David arose and went over with the 600 men who were with him to Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath.

Contemporary English Version
David and his six hundred men went across the border to stay in Gath with King Achish the son of Maoch. His men brought their families with them. David brought his wife Ahinoam whose hometown was Jezreel, and he also brought his wife Abigail who had been married to Nabal from Carmel.

Darby English Version
And David arose and passed over, he and the six hundred men that were with him, to Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

Good News Bible
So David and his six hundred men went over at once to Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath.

King James Version
And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

New American Standard Bible
So David arose and crossed over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

New International Version
So David and the six hundred men with him left and went over to Achish son of Maoch king of Gath.

New King James Version
Then David arose and went over with the six hundred men who were with him to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So David arose and crossed over, he and the six hundred men who accompanied him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

Revised Standard Version
So David arose and went over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to A'chish the son of Ma'och, king of Gath.

Young's Literal Translation
And David riseth, and passeth over, he and six hundred men who `are' with him, unto Achish son of Maoch king of Gath;

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David Allied with the Philistines

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