1 Samuel 27:1-4

New American Standard Bible

David Flees to the Philistines

27 Then David said to ^[a]himself, “Now I will ^[b]perish one day by the hand of Saul. ^(A)There is nothing better for me than to safely escape into the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of searching for me anymore in all the territory of Israel, and I will escape from his hand.” ² So David set out and went 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 in Gath, he and his men, ^(D)each with his own household—David with ^(E)his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s ^[c]widow. ⁴ Now it was reported to Saul that David had fled to Gath, so he no longer searched for him.