1 Samuel 27
Names of God Bible
David at Ziklag
27 David said to himself, “One of these days Saul will sweep me away. The best thing for me to do is to make sure that I escape to Philistine territory. Then Saul will give up looking all over Israel for me, and I’ll escape from him.” 2 So David went with his 600 men to King Achish of Gath, Moach’s son. 3 David and his men stayed with Achish in Gath. Each one had his family, and David had his two wives, Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail (who had been Nabal’s wife) from Carmel. 4 When Saul was told that David had fled to Gath, he didn’t search for him anymore.
5 David said to Achish, “If you will permit me, let me have a place in one of the outlying towns so that I can live there. Why should I live in the royal city with you?” 6 So Achish immediately gave him Ziklag. (This is why Ziklag still belongs to the kings of Judah today.)
7 David stayed in Philistine territory for one year and four months. 8 Then David and his men went to raid the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. (They lived in the territory which extends from Telaim[a] to Shur and Egypt.) 9 Whenever David attacked the territory, he left no man or woman alive. He also took sheep, cattle, donkeys, camels, and clothing and returned to Achish.
10 Achish would ask, “Whom did you raid today?”[b]
And David would answer, “the Negev in Judah,” or “the portion of the Negev where the descendants of Jerahmeel live,” or “the portion of the Negev where the Kenites live.” 11 He did not bring a single man or woman back to Gath alive. He thought, “They could tell Achish what I really did.” This was his practice as long as he lived in Philistine territory. 12 And Achish believed David. Achish thought, “He has definitely made his own people in Israel despise him. He’ll be my servant from now on.”
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 27:8 Greek; Masoretic Text “lived in the country for a long time.”
- 1 Samuel 27:10 Dead Sea Scrolls, Greek; Masoretic Text “Did you raid today?”
1 Samuel 27
English Standard Version
David Flees to the Philistines
27 Then David said in his heart, “Now I shall perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of seeking me any longer within the borders of Israel, and I shall escape out of his hand.” 2 So David arose and went over, he and (A)the six hundred men who were with him, (B)to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath. 3 And David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, and David with (C)his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel, and Abigail of Carmel, Nabal's widow. 4 And when it was told Saul that David had fled to Gath, he no longer sought him.
5 Then David said to Achish, “If (D)I have found favor in your eyes, let a place be given me in one of the country towns, that I may dwell there. For why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?” 6 So that day Achish gave him (E)Ziklag. Therefore Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day. 7 (F)And the number of the days that David lived in the country of the Philistines was a year and four months.
8 Now David (G)and his men went up and made raids against (H)the Geshurites, (I)the Girzites, and (J)the Amalekites, for these were the inhabitants of the land from of old, (K)as far as Shur, to the land of Egypt. 9 And David would strike the land and would leave neither man nor woman alive, but would take away the sheep, the oxen, the donkeys, the camels, and the garments, and come back to Achish. 10 When Achish asked, “Where have you (L)made a raid today?” David would say, “Against the Negeb of Judah,” or, “Against the Negeb of (M)the Jerahmeelites,” or, “Against the Negeb of (N)the Kenites.” 11 And David would leave neither man nor woman alive to bring news to Gath, thinking, “lest they should tell about us and say, ‘So David has done.’” Such was his custom all the while he lived in the country of the Philistines. 12 And Achish trusted David, thinking, “He has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel; therefore he shall always be my servant.”
1 Samuel 27
King James Version
27 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 speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
2 And David arose, and he passed over with 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 I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town 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 time 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 invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.
9 And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.
10 And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road 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 tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth 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.
1 Samuelsboken 27
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
David hos filistéerna
27 Men David tänkte för sig själv: ”Endera dagen får Saul tag i mig i alla fall. Det är bäst jag flyr bort till filistéerna. Då kommer Saul att ge upp och sluta jaga mig överallt i Israel och då kan jag komma utom räckhåll för honom.” 2 Han tog med sig sina sexhundra män och gick till kungen i Gat, Akish, Maoks son. 3 Han och hans män bosatte sig med sina familjer i Gat hos Akish. David hade med sig sina båda hustrur, Achinoam från Jisreel och Navals änka Avigajil från Karmel. 4 När Saul fick reda på att David hade flytt till Gat, slutade han att jaga honom.
5 En dag sa David till Akish: ”Om du ser välvilligt på mig, låt mig då få bosätta mig i någon av städerna ute på landsbygden i stället för att bo här i huvudstaden hos dig, min herre!” 6 Kungen gav honom då Siklag som än i dag tillhör judakungarna 7 och David bodde där bland filistéerna i ett år och fyra månader.
8 David och hans män anföll och plundrade geshuréerna, girséerna och amalekiterna, folk som sedan lång tid tillbaka levde nära Shur längs vägen till Egypten. 9 De lät inte en enda människa, vare sig man eller kvinna, komma undan med livet i behåll i de byar de plundrade och de tog med sig alla får, oxar, åsnor och kameler och alla kläder de kom över. Sedan återvände han till Akish. 10 När Akish frågade: ”Vart gick ert plundringståg i dag?”, brukade David svara: ”Mot Judas del av Negev”, eller: ”Mot Jerachmeels”, eller: ”Mot keniternas.”[a] 11 Han lämnade ju inga överlevande kvar som kunde komma till Gat och berätta vad David egentligen hade gjort.
Så gick David till väga under hela den tid han bodde bland filistéerna. 12 Och kung Akish trodde på David och tog för givet att Israels folk vid det här laget måste hata honom bittert. Därför tänkte han: ”Nu måste David stanna här och tjäna mig för alltid!”
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