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1 Samuel 21:10

AchishDavidSaulGath
Fear

8 Then David asked Ahimelech, “Is there not a spear or sword on hand here? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business was urgent.”

9 The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want, you may take it. For there is no other but this one.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”

That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath.

11 But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Did they not sing about him in their dances, saying: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”

12 Now David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

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BSB
That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath.
KJV
And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
WEB
David arose and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
ASV
And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
DARBY
And David arose, and fled that day from before Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
BLB
And David arose and fled that day from before Saul, and he came to Achish the king of Gath.
ÅB
Så brøt David opp og flyktet samme dag for Saul; og han kom til Akis, kongen i Gat.
OTB
Så reiste David seg og flyktet den dagen fra Saul, og dro til Akisj, kongen av Gat.
B1930
Så brøt David op og flyktet samme dag for Saul; og han kom til Akis, kongen i Gat.

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 27:1–2

    David, however, said to himself, “One of these days now I will be swept away by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will stop searching for me all over Israel, and I will slip out of his hand.”

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  • Jeremiah 26:21

    King Jehoiakim and all his mighty men and officials heard his words, and the king sought to put him to death. But when Uriah found out about it, he fled in fear and went to Egypt.

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  • 1 Kings 19:3

    And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there,

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  • Psalms 34:1–22

    I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.

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