1 Samuel 27:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

And david

There is nothing

Into the land

1 Samuel 30:1

General references

Psalm 55:7

Lamentations 3:18

Bible References

And david

The LORD told Samuel, "How long will you grieve over Saul, since I've rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I'm sending you to Jesse from Bethlehem because I've chosen for myself one of his sons as king."

Jonathan told him, "Don't be afraid. My father Saul won't find you, and you will be king over Israel. I'll be your second-in-command. My father Saul also knows this."

When the LORD does for your majesty all the good that he promised concerning you and appoints you Commander-in-Chief over Israel,

and speak hastily, "All people are liars!"

Delayed hope makes the heart ill, but fulfilled longing is a tree of life.

"Jacob, why do you say and Israel, why do you complain "My predicament is hidden from the LORD, and my cause is ignored by my God.'?

"I yes, I am the one who comforts you. Who are you, that you are so afraid of humans who will die, descendants of mere men, who have been made like grass?

At once Jesus reached out his hand, caught him, and asked him, "You who have so little faith, why did you doubt?"

He asked them, "Why are you such cowards? Don't you have any faith yet?"

For even when we came to Macedonia, our bodies had no rest. We suffered in a number of ways. Outwardly there were conflicts, inwardly there were fears.

There is nothing

The prophet Gad told David, "Don't remain in the stronghold. Go and enter the territory of Judah." So David left and went into the forest of Hereth.

Is this not what we told you in Egypt, when we said, "Leave us alone!' and "Let us serve the Egyptians!'? Indeed, it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!"

What's the point in the LORD bringing us to this land? To die by the sword so our wives and children would become war victims? Wouldn't it be better for us to return to Egypt?"

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not depend on your own understanding.

For this is what the LORD GOD, the Holy One of Israel, says: "In repentance and rest you will be saved; in staying calm and trusting will be your strength. But you refused.

It is good to hope and wait patiently for the LORD's salvation.

Into the land

Achish said, "Where did you raid today?"

David got up that day and fled from Saul, and he went to King Achish of Gath.

At that time the Philistines assembled their army for war to fight against Israel. Achish told David, "You know, of course, that you and your men will go out with me into the battle."

The Philistine leaders were passing in review among the military units, and David and his men were among them in the rear with Achish.

When David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had raided the Negev and Ziklag. They had attacked Ziklag and set it on fire.

General references

Look, I want to flee far away; I want to settle down in the wilderness. Interlude

So I say, "My strength is gone as is my hope in the LORD."