Most Popular Bible Verses in 1 Samuel 27
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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.
David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites,
So David set out with his 600 men
who inquired, “Where did you raid today?”
David replied, “The south country of Judah,” “The south country of the Jerahmeelites,”
That day Achish gave Ziklag
So Achish trusted David, thinking, “Since he has made himself detestable to his people Israel, he will be my servant forever.”
David and his men stayed with Achish in Gath. Each man had his family with him,
Whenever David attacked the land, he did not leave a single person alive, either man or woman, but he took flocks, herds, donkeys, camels, and clothing.
Now David said to Achish, “If I have found favor with you, let me be given a place in one of the outlying towns, so I can live there. Why should your servant live in the royal city with you?”
The time that David stayed in the Philistine territory amounted to a year and four months.
David did not let a man or woman live to be brought to Gath, for he said, “Or they will inform on us and say, ‘This is what David did.’” This was David’s custom during the whole time he stayed in the Philistine territory.