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1 Samuel 21:10

AchishDavidSaulGath
Fear

8 And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business required haste.

9 And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.

And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

11 And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

12 And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore 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

    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.

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  • Jeremiah 26:21

    And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death: but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt;

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  • 1 Kings 19:3

    And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.

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  • Psalms 34:1–22

    I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

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