| 1 And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the
hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should escape into
the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more
in all the borders of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand. 2 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. 3 And David dwelt with Achish
at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his
two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's
wife. 4 And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no
more again for him.
5 And David said unto Achish, If now I have found favor 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?
6 Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto
the kings of Judah unto this day. 7 And the number of the days that David
dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.
8 And David and his men went up, and made a raid upon the Geshurites, and
the Girzites, and the Amalekites; for those nations were the
inhabitants of the land, who were of old, as thou goest to Shur, even unto
the land of Egypt. 9 And David smote the land, and saved neither man nor
woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the
camels, and the apparel; and he returned, and came to Achish. 10 And
Achish said, Against whom have ye made a raid to-day? And David said, Against
the South of Judah, and against the South of the Jerahmeelites, and against
the South of the Kenites. 11 And David saved neither man nor woman alive,
to bring them to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell of us, saying, So did
David, and so hath been his manner all the while he hath dwelt in the country
of the Philistines. 12 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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