Thematic Bible
1 Samuel 27:1 (show verse)
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
1 Samuel 27:2 (show verse)
And David arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
1 Samuel 27:3 (show verse)
And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife.
1 Samuel 27:4 (show verse)
And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath, and he sought no more again for him.
1 Samuel 27:5 (show verse)
And David said to Achish, If now I have found favor in thine eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country that I may dwell there, for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?
1 Samuel 27:6 (show verse)
Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day. Therefore Ziklag pertains to the kings of Judah to this day.
1 Samuel 27:7 (show verse)
And the number of the days that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.
1 Samuel 27:8 (show verse)
And David and his men went up, and made a raid upon the Geshurites, and the Girzites, and the Amalekites, for those [nations] were the inhabitants of the land, who were of old as thou go to Shur, even to the land of Egypt.
Amalekites » A people inhabiting the country south of idumea and east of the red sea
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Amalekites, the » Country of » In the south of canaan
Amalekites, the » Invaded by david
David » King of israel » Conducts an expedition against amalekites, misstates the facts to achish
Falsehood » Instances of » David's other deceits with the philistines
Geshur » Inhabitants of one of the villages of, exterminated, and the spoils taken by david
Gezer » Struck by david
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Philistines » Kings of » Achish
Shur » A wilderness southwest of palestine
War » Of extermination
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Amalekites, the » Country of » In the south of canaan
Amalekites, the » Invaded by david
David » King of israel » Conducts an expedition against amalekites, misstates the facts to achish
Falsehood » Instances of » David's other deceits with the philistines
Geshur » Inhabitants of one of the villages of, exterminated, and the spoils taken by david
Gezer » Struck by david
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Philistines » Kings of » Achish
Shur » A wilderness southwest of palestine
War » Of extermination
1 Samuel 27:9 (show verse)
And David smote the land, and saved neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the donkeys, and the camels, and the apparel, and he returned, and came to Achish.
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Amalekites, the » Invaded by david
David » King of israel » Conducts an expedition against amalekites, misstates the facts to achish
Falsehood » Instances of » David's other deceits with the philistines
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Philistines » Kings of » Achish
War » Of extermination
Amalekites, the » Invaded by david
David » King of israel » Conducts an expedition against amalekites, misstates the facts to achish
Falsehood » Instances of » David's other deceits with the philistines
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Philistines » Kings of » Achish
War » Of extermination
1 Samuel 27:10 (show verse)
And Achish said, Against whom have ye made a raid today? And David said, Against the South of Judah, and against the South of the Jerahmeelites, and against the South of the Kenites.
David » King of israel » Conducts an expedition against amalekites, misstates the facts to achish
Falsehood » Instances of » David's other deceits with the philistines
Kenites, the » David » Pretended that he invaded
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Philistines » Kings of » Achish
War » Of extermination
Falsehood » Instances of » David's other deceits with the philistines
Kenites, the » David » Pretended that he invaded
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Philistines » Kings of » Achish
War » Of extermination
1 Samuel 27:11 (show verse)
And David saved neither man nor woman alive to bring them to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell of us, saying, So did David, and so has been his manner all the while he has dwelt in the country of the Philistines.
1 Samuel 27:12 (show verse)
And Achish believed David, saying, He has made his people Israel utterly to abhor him. Therefore he shall be my servant forever.