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1 Samuel 27 – King James Version (KJV)

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David Flees to the Philistines

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1Sa 27:1 - And^H559^➔ David^H1732 said^➔^H559 in^H413 his heart,^H3820 I shall^H5595^➔ now^H6258 perish^➔^H5595 one^H259 day^H3117 by the hand^H3027 of Saul:^H7586 there is nothing^H369 better^H2896 for me^H589 than that^H3588 I should^H4422^➔ speedily^H4422 escape^➔^H4422 into^H413 the land^H776 of the Philistines;^H6430 and^H2976^➔ Saul^H7586 shall despair^➔^H2976 of me,^H4480 to seek me^H1245 any more^H5750 in any^H3605 coast^H1366 of Israel:^H3478 so shall I escape^H4422 out of his hand.^H3027

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1Sa 27:2 - And^H6965^➔ David^H1732 arose,^➔^H6965 and^H5674^➔ he^H1931 passed over^➔^H5674 with the six^H8337 hundred^H3967 men^H376 that^H834 were with him^H5973 unto^H413 Achish,^H397 the son^H1121 of Maoch,^H4582 king^H4428 of Gath.^H1661

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1Sa 27:3 - And^H3427^➔ David^H1732 dwelt^➔^H3427 with^H5973 Achish^H397 at Gath,^H1661 he^H1931 and his men,^H376 every man^H376 with his household,^H1004 even David^H1732 with^H8147^➔ his^H802^➔ two^➔^H8147 wives,^➔^H802 Ahinoam^H293 the Jezreelitess,^H3159 and Abigail^H26 the Carmelitess,^H3762 Nabal's^H5037 wife.^H802

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1Sa 27:4 - And it was told^H5046 Saul^H7586 that^H3588 David^H1732 was fled^H1272 to Gath:^H1661 and^H3808^➔ he^H3254 sought^H1245^➔ no^➔^H3808 more again^H5750 for him.^➔^H1245

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1Sa 27:5 - And^H559^➔ David^H1732 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Achish,^H397 If^H518 I have^H4672^➔ now^H4994 found^➔^H4672 grace^H2580 in thine eyes,^H5869 let them give^H5414 me^H589 a place^H4725 in some^H259 town^H5892 in the country,^H7704 that I may dwell^H3427 there:^H8033 for why^H4100 should^H3427^➔ thy servant^H5650 dwell^➔^H3427 in^H5892^➔ the royal^H4467 city^➔^H5892 with thee?^H5973

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1Sa 27:6 - Then^H5414^➔ Achish^H397 gave^➔^H5414 him Ziklag^H6860 that^H1931 day:^H3117 wherefore^H3651 Ziklag^H6860 pertaineth^H1961 unto the kings^H4428 of Judah^H3063 unto^H5704 this^H2088 day.^H3117

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1Sa 27:7 - And^H1961^➔ the time^H4557^H3117 that^H834 David^H1732 dwelt^H3427 in the country^H7704 of the Philistines^H6430 was^➔^H1961 a full year^H3117 and four^H702 months.^H2320

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1Sa 27:8 - And^H5927^➔ David^H1732 and his men^H376 went up,^➔^H5927 and invaded^H6584 the Geshurites,^H1651 and the Gezrites,^H1511 and the Amalekites:^H6003 for^H3588 those^H2007 nations were of old^H5769 the inhabitants^H3427 of the land,^H776 as thou goest^H935 to Shur,^H7793 even unto^H5704 the land^H776 of Egypt.^H4714

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1Sa 27:9 - And^H5221^➔ David^H1732 smote^➔^H5221 the land,^H776 and^H3808^➔ left^H2421^➔ neither^➔^H3808 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 returned,^H7725 and came^H935 to^H413 Achish.^H397

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1Sa 27:10 - And^H559^➔ Achish^H397 said,^➔^H559 Whither^H408 have ye made a road^H6584 to day?^H3117 And^H559^➔ David^H1732 said,^➔^H559 Against^H5921 the south^H5045 of Judah,^H3063 and against^H5921 the south^H5045 of the Jerahmeelites,^H3397 and against^H413 the south^H5045 of the Kenites.^H7017

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1Sa 27:11 - And^H376^➔ David^H1732 saved^H2421^➔ neither^H3808 man^➔^H376 nor woman^H802 alive,^➔^H2421 to bring^H935 tidings to Gath,^H1661 saying,^H559 Lest^H6435 they should tell^H5046 on us,^H5921 saying,^H559 So^H3541 did^H6213 David,^H1732 and so^H3541 will be his manner^H4941 all^H3605 the while^H3117 he dwelleth^H3427 in the country^H7704 of the Philistines.^H6430

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1Sa 27:12 - And^H539^➔ Achish^H397 believed^➔^H539 David,^H1732 saying,^H559 He hath made^H887^➔ his people^H5971 Israel^H3478 utterly^H887 to abhor him;^➔^H887 therefore he shall be^H1961 my^H589 servant^H5650 for ever.^H5769

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