1 Samuel 27:4
2 So David set out with his six hundred men and went to Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
3 David and his men settled in Gath with Achish. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, the widow of Nabal.
And when Saul learned that David had fled to Gath, he no longer searched for him.
5 Then David said to Achish, “If I have found favor in your eyes, let me be assigned a place in one of the outlying towns, so I can live there. For why should your servant live in the royal city with you?”
6 That day Achish gave him Ziklag, and to this day it still belongs to the kings of Judah.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And when Saul learned that David had fled to Gath, he no longer searched for him.
- KJV
- And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.
- WEB
- Saul was told that David had fled to Gath, so he stopped looking for him.
- ASV
- And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.
- DARBY
- And it was told Saul that David had fled to Gath; and he sought no more for him.
- BLB
- And it was declared to Saul that David had fled to Gath. And he sought him no more.
- ÅB
- Og da Saul fikk vite at David var flyktet til Gat, lette han ikke lenger etter ham.
- OTB
- Da Saul fikk vite at David hadde flyktet til Gat, lette han ikke lenger etter ham.
- B1930
- Og da Saul fikk vite at David var flyktet til Gat, lette han ikke lenger efter ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 26:21
Then Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. I will never harm you again, because today you considered my life precious. I have played the fool and have committed a grave error!”
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