1 Samuel 27
New King James Version
David Allied with the Philistines
27 And David said in his heart, “Now I shall perish someday by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape to the land of the Philistines; and Saul will [a]despair of me, to seek me anymore in any part of Israel. So I shall escape out of his hand.” 2 Then David arose (A)and went over with the six hundred men who were with him (B)to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath. 3 So David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, each man with his household, and David (C)with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s widow. 4 And it was told Saul that David had fled to Gath; so he sought him no more.
5 Then David said to Achish, “If I have now found favor in your eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there. For why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?” 6 So Achish gave him Ziklag that day. Therefore (D)Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day. 7 Now [b]the time that David (E)dwelt in the country of the Philistines was one full year and four months.
8 And David and his men went up and raided (F)the Geshurites, (G)the [c]Girzites, and the (H)Amalekites. For those nations were the inhabitants of the land from [d]of old, (I)as you go to Shur, even as far as the land of Egypt. 9 Whenever David [e]attacked the land, he left neither man nor woman alive, but took away the sheep, the oxen, the donkeys, the camels, and the apparel, and returned and came to Achish. 10 Then Achish would say, “Where have you made a raid today?” And David would say, “Against the southern area of Judah, or against the southern area of (J)the Jerahmeelites, or against the southern area of (K)the Kenites.” 11 David would save neither man nor woman alive, to bring news to Gath, saying, “Lest they should inform on us, saying, ‘Thus David did.’ ” And thus was his behavior all the time he dwelt in the country of the Philistines. 12 So Achish believed David, saying, “He has made his people Israel utterly abhor him; therefore he will be my servant forever.”
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 27:1 despair of searching for
- 1 Samuel 27:7 Lit. the number of days
- 1 Samuel 27:8 Or Gezrites
- 1 Samuel 27:8 ancient times
- 1 Samuel 27:9 Lit. struck
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 Samuele 27
La Nuova Diodati
27 Or Davide disse in cuor suo: «Un giorno o l'altro io perirò per mano di Saul; non vi è nulla di meglio per me che mettermi in salvo nel paese dei Filistei; così Saul desisterà dal ricercarmi ancora in tutto il territorio d'Israele così scamperò dalle sue mani».
2 Perciò Davide si levò e si recò con i seicento uomini che aveva con sé, da Akish figlio di Maok, re di Gath.
3 Così Davide rimase con Akish a Gath, lui e i suoi uomini, ciascuno con la sua famiglia; Davide con le sue due mogli: Ahinoam la Jezreelita, e Abigail la Karmelita, già moglie di Nabal.
4 Fu quindi riferito a Saul che Davide era fuggito a Gath, ed egli non lo cercò più.
5 Davide disse ad Akish: «Se ho trovato grazia ai tuoi occhi, mi sia dato un luogo in una città della campagna dove io possa abitare. Perché dovrebbe il tuo servo abitare con te nella città reale?».
6 Così quel giorno Akish gli diede Tsiklag; per questo Tsiklag è appartenuta ai re di Giuda fino al giorno d'oggi.
7 Il tempo che Davide rimase nel paese dei Filistei fu di un anno e quattro mesi.
8 Davide e i suoi uomini salivano e facevano razzie nel paese dei Gheshuriti dei Ghirziti e degli Amalekiti; queste popolazioni abitavano da tempi antichi il paese, estendendosi da Shur fino al paese d'Egitto.
9 Davide devastava il paese e non lasciava in vita né uomo né donna, prendeva quindi pecore, buoi, asini, cammelli e indumenti, e ritornava e andava da Akish.
10 Quando Akish chiedeva: «Dove avete fatto razzie quest'oggi?» Davide rispondeva: «Contro il sud di Giuda contro il sud del Kenei».
11 Davide non lasciava in vita né uomo né donna, perché potevano portare notizie e diceva: «Potrebbero dare notizie a nostro riguardo e dire: "Così ha fatto Davide"». Questo fu il suo modo di agire tutto il tempo che rimase nel paese dei Filistei
12 Così Akish si fidava di Davide e diceva: «Egli si è reso odioso al suo popolo Israele e così sarà per sempre mio servo».
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