1 Samuel 27:1

ESV

1 Samuel 27:1

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New American Standard Bible

Then David said to himself, “Now I will perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape into the land of the Philistines. Saul then will despair of searching for me anymore in all the territory of Israel, and I will escape from his hand.”

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

David said to himself, “One of these days I’ll be swept away by Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape immediately to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will stop searching for me everywhere in Israel, and I’ll escape from him.”

International Standard Version

David told himself, "One of these days I'll perish by Saul's hand. There is nothing better for me to do than to escape to Philistine territory. Saul will give up searching for me anymore within the borders of Israel, so I'll escape from him."

A Conservative Version

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 escape into the land of the Philistines, and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the bor

American Standard Version

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 escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.

Amplified

But David said in his heart, “Now I will die one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up searching for me inside the borders of Israel, and I will escape from his hand [once and for all].”

Bible in Basic English

And David said to himself, Some day death will come to me by the hand of Saul: the only thing for me to do is to get away into the land of the Philistines; then Saul will give up hope of taking me in any part of the land of Israel: and so I may be able to get away from him.

Darby Translation

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 will despair of me to seek me any more within all the limits of Israel, and I shall escape out of his hand.

Julia Smith Translation

And David will say in his heart, Now shall I be added one day into the hand of Saul: nothing good to me but escaping, I will escape into the land of the rovers; and Saul despairing to seek me farther in all the bound of Israel: and I was saved out of his hand.

King James 2000

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 border of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then David {thought to himself}, "Now I will perish one day by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me but [that] I must certainly escape to the land of [the] Philistines. Then Saul will desist from searching for me further in all of the territories of Israel, and so I will escape from his hand."

Modern King James verseion

And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul. Nothing is 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 border of Israel, and so I shall escape out of his hand.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then thought David in his heart, "I may perish, one day or other, by the hands of Saul. There is no better for me, than to flee into the land of the Philistines; that Saul, of very despair to find me, may cease to seek me anymore in all the coasts of Israel: for so I may escape his hand."

NET Bible

David thought to himself, "One of these days I'm going to 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 despair of searching for me through all the territory of Israel and I will escape from his hand."

New Heart English Bible

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 escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel. So shall I escape out of his hand."

The Emphasized Bible

And David said, unto his own heart, Now, shall I be swept off, in a single day, by the hand of Saul, - there is nothing for me better than that I, escape, into the land of the Philistines, so shall Saul give up seeking for me any more, in any of the bounds of Israel, so shall I escape out of his hand.

Webster

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 will despair of me, to seek me any more in any border of Israel; so shall I escape from his hand.

World English Bible

Youngs Literal Translation

And David saith unto his heart, 'Now am I consumed one day by the hand of Saul; there is nothing for me better than that I diligently escape unto the land of the Philistines, and Saul hath been despairing of me -- of seeking me any more in all the border of Israel, and I have escaped out of his hand.'

Themes

Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul

Philistines » David » Fled to, for safety

Topics

Escaping From People

Despair

Interlinear

English(KJV)

Strong's

Root Form

Definition

Usage

And David

H1732

דּויד דּוד
David

David

Usage: 1074

said

H559

said, speak, answer, command, tell, call, promised, .

Usage: 0

in his heart

H3820

לב
Leb

heart, mind, midst, understanding, hearted, wisdom, comfortably, well, considered, friendly, kindly, stouthearted , care ,

Usage: 598

I shall now perish

H5595

ספה
Caphah

consume, destroy, add, perish, augment, heap, joined, put

Usage: 20

one

H259

אחד
'echad

one, first, another, other, any, once, eleven , every, certain, an, some, .

Usage: 432

day

H3117

יום
Yowm

day, time, chronicles , daily, ever, year, continually, when, as, while, full always, whole, alway,

Usage: 2293

by the hand

H3027

יד
Yad

hand, by, consecrate , him, power, them, places, tenons, thee, coast, side,

Usage: 1612

of Saul

H7586

שׁאוּל
Sha'uwl

Saul, Shaul

Usage: 406

there is nothing better

H2896

טוב
Towb

good, better, well, goodness, goodly, best, merry, fair, prosperity, precious, fine, wealth, beautiful, fairer, favour, glad,

Usage: 553

for me than that

H3588

that, because, for, if, surely, except, yea, doubtless

Usage: 0

I should speedily

H4422

מלט
Malat

escape, deliver, save, ...out, alone, get away, lay, preserve, speedily, surely

Usage: 95

escape

H4422

מלט
Malat

escape, deliver, save, ...out, alone, get away, lay, preserve, speedily, surely

Usage: 95

into the land

H776

ארץ
'erets

land, earth, country, ground, world, way, common, field, nations, wilderness

Usage: 2504

of the Philistines

H6430

פּלשׁתּי
P@lishtiy

Philistine, Philistim

Usage: 288

and Saul

H7586

שׁאוּל
Sha'uwl

Saul, Shaul

Usage: 406

shall despair

H2976

יאשׁ
Ya'ash

no hope, despair, desperate,

Usage: 6

of me, to seek

H1245

בּקשׁ
Baqash

seek, require, request, seek out, enquired, besought, ask, sought for, begging, desire, get, inquisition, procureth

Usage: 225

me any more in any coast

H1366

גּבל גּבוּל
G@buwl

border, coast, bound, landmark, space, limit, quarters, non translated variant

Usage: 240

of Israel

H3478

ישׂראל
Yisra'el

Israel, Israelites

Usage: 2505

so shall I escape

H4422

מלט
Malat

escape, deliver, save, ...out, alone, get away, lay, preserve, speedily, surely

Usage: 95

References

Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 27:1

Verse Info

Bible Rank: 18423
1 Samuel Rank: 411
2 Topics
2 Themes
21 Cross References
1 Reading
Interlinear
1 Phrase
5 Names
5 References

Context Readings

David Returns To Achish

¹ Then David said to himself, “Now I will perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape into the land of the Philistines. Saul then will despair of searching for me anymore in all the territory of Israel, and I will escape from his hand.” ² So David arose and went over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.