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1 Samuel 27:1-12 — David Among the Philistines
1Sam.27.1-12
1David thought to himself , “Now I will be swept away one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to surely escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up hope of searching for me anymore in all the territory of Israel, and I will escape from his hand.” 2So David arose and crossed over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath. 3David settled with Achish in Gath, he and his men, each man with his household, and David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the Carmelite, the wife of Nabal. 4When it was reported to Saul that David had fled to Gath, he stopped searching for him. 5Then David said to Achish, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, let them give me a place in one of the country towns, that I may settle there. For why should your servant live in the royal city with you?” 6So Achish gave him Ziklag that day. Therefore Ziklag belongs to the kings of Judah to this day. 7The length of time that David lived in the territory of the Philistines was a year and four months. 8Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites, for they were the inhabitants of the land from ancient times, as you go to Shur, even as far as the land of Egypt. 9David would strike the land and leave neither man nor woman alive, but he would take the sheep, the cattle, the donkeys, the camels, and the clothing. Then he would return and come to Achish. 10Achish would ask, “Where have you raided today?” And David would say, “Against the Negev of Judah,” or “Against the Negev of the Jerahmeelites,” or “Against the Negev of the Kenites.” 11David would leave neither man nor woman alive to bring to Gath, thinking, “Lest they report about us, saying, 'This is what David did.'” And this was his custom all the days that he lived in the territory of the Philistines. 12So Achish trusted David, thinking, “He has made himself utterly detestable to his people Israel; therefore he will be my servant forever.”
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4/11/2026
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