1 Samuel 27:1-4

Legacy Standard Bible

David Escapes to the Philistines

27 Then David said in his heart, “Now I will be swept away one day by the hand of Saul. ^(A)There is nothing better for me than that I should utterly escape into the land of the Philistines. Saul then will despair of searching for me anymore in all the territory of Israel, and I will escape from his hand.” ² So David arose and crossed over, he and ^(B)the six hundred men who were with him, to ^(C)Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath. ³ And David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, ^(D)each with his household, even David with ^(E)his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s wife. ⁴ And it was told to Saul that David had fled to Gath, so he no longer searched for him.