1Sam.27.1
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.
1Sam.27.1
David thought to himself, "Sooner or later, Saul's going to get me. The best thing I can do is escape to Philistine country. Saul will count me a lost cause and quit hunting me down in every nook and cranny of Israel. I'll be out of his reach for good."
1Sam.27.1
But David thought to himself, "One of these days I will be destroyed by the hand of Saul. The best thing I can do is to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up searching for me anywhere in Israel, and I will slip out of his hand."
1Sam.27.1
And David said in his heart, "Now I shall perish someday by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape to the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me anymore in any part of Israel. So I shall escape out of his hand."
1Sam.27.1
But David kept thinking to himself, "Someday Saul is going to get me. The best thing for me to do is escape to the Philistines. Then Saul will stop hunting for me, and I will finally be safe."
1Sam.27.2
And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
1Sam.27.2
So David left; he and his six hundred men went to Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath.
1Sam.27.2
So David and the six hundred men with him left and went over to Achish son of Maoch king of Gath.
1Sam.27.2
Then David arose and went over with the six hundred men who were with him to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
1Sam.27.2
So David took his six hundred men and their families and went to live at Gath under the protection of King Achish.
1Sam.27.3
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.
1Sam.27.3
They moved in and settled down in Gath, with Achish. Each man brought his household; David brought his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, widow of Nabal of Carmel.
1Sam.27.3
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.
1Sam.27.3
So David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, each man with his household, and David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's widow.
1Sam.27.3
David brought his two wives along with him--Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, Nabal's widow.
1Sam.27.4
And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.
1Sam.27.4
When Saul was told that David had escaped to Gath, he called off the hunt.
1Sam.27.4
When Saul was told that David had fled to Gath, he no longer searched for him.
1Sam.27.4
And it was told Saul that David had fled to Gath; so he sought him no more.
1Sam.27.4
Word soon reached Saul that David had fled to Gath, so he stopped hunting for him.
1Sam.27.5
And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?
1Sam.27.5
Then David said to Achish, "If it's agreeable to you, assign me a place in one of the rural villages. It doesn't seem right that I, your mere servant, should be taking up space in the royal city."
1Sam.27.5
Then David said to Achish, "If I have found favor in your eyes, let a place be assigned to me in one of the country towns, that I may live there. Why should your servant live in the royal city with you?"
1Sam.27.5
Then David said to Achish, "If I have now found favor in your eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there. For why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?"
1Sam.27.5
One day David said to Achish, "If it is all right with you, we would rather live in one of the country towns instead of here in the royal city."
1Sam.27.6
Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.
1Sam.27.6
So Achish assigned him Ziklag. (This is how Ziklag got to be what it is now, a city of the kings of Judah.)
1Sam.27.6
So on that day Achish gave him Ziklag, and it has belonged to the kings of Judah ever since.
1Sam.27.6
So Achish gave him Ziklag that day. Therefore Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day.
1Sam.27.6
So Achish gave him the town of Ziklag (which still belongs to the kings of Judah to this day),
1Sam.27.7
And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.
1Sam.27.7
David lived in Philistine country a year and four months.
1Sam.27.7
David lived in Philistine territory a year and four months.
1Sam.27.7
Now the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was one full year and four months.
1Sam.27.7
and they lived there among the Philistines for a year and four months.
1Sam.27.8
And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.
1Sam.27.8
From time to time David and his men raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites--these people were longtime inhabitants of the land stretching toward Shur and on to Egypt.
1Sam.27.8
Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites and the Amalekites. (From ancient times these peoples had lived in the land extending to Shur and Egypt.)
1Sam.27.8
And David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. For those nations were the inhabitants of the land from of old, as you go to Shur, even as far as the land of Egypt.
1Sam.27.8
David and his men spent their time raiding the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites--people who had lived near Shur, along the road to Egypt, since ancient times.
1Sam.27.9
And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.
1Sam.27.9
When David raided an area he left no one alive, neither man nor woman, but took everything else: sheep, cattle, donkeys, camels, clothing--the works. Then he'd return to Achish.
1Sam.27.9
Whenever David attacked an area, he did not leave a man or woman alive, but took sheep and cattle, donkeys and camels, and clothes. Then he returned to Achish.
1Sam.27.9
Whenever David attacked the land, he left neither man nor woman alive, but took away the sheep, the oxen, the donkeys, the camels, and the apparel, and returned and came to Achish.
1Sam.27.9
David didn't leave one person alive in the villages he attacked. He took the sheep, cattle, donkeys, camels, and clothing before returning home to see King Achish.
1Sam.27.10
And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.
1Sam.27.10
Achish would ask, "And whom did you raid today?" David would tell him, "Oh, the Negev of Judah," or "The Negev of Jerahmeel," or "The Negev of the Kenites."
1Sam.27.10
When Achish asked, "Where did you go raiding today?" David would say, "Against the Negev of Judah" or "Against the Negev of Jerahmeel" or "Against the Negev of the Kenites."
1Sam.27.10
Then Achish would say, "Where have you made a raid today?" And David would say, "Against the southern area of Judah, or against the southern area of the Jerahmeelites, or against the southern area of the Kenites."
1Sam.27.10
"Where did you make your raid today?" Achish would ask. And David would reply, "Against the south of Judah, the Jerahmeelites, and the Kenites."
1Sam.27.11
And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines.
1Sam.27.11
He never left a single person alive lest one show up in Gath and report what David had really been doing. This is the way David operated all the time he lived in Philistine country.
1Sam.27.11
He did not leave a man or woman alive to be brought to Gath, for he thought, "They might inform on us and say, 'This is what David did.'" And such was his practice as long as he lived in Philistine territory.
1Sam.27.11
David would save neither man nor woman alive, to bring news to Gath, saying, "Lest they should inform on us, saying, "Thus David did."' And thus was his behavior all the time he dwelt in the country of the Philistines.
1Sam.27.11
No one was left alive to come to Gath and tell where he had really been. This happened again and again while he was living among the Philistines.
1Sam.27.12
And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
1Sam.27.12
Achish came to trust David completely. He thought, "He's made himself so repugnant to his people that he'll be in my camp forever."
1Sam.27.12
Achish trusted David and said to himself, "He has become so odious to his people, the Israelites, that he will be my servant forever."
1Sam.27.12
So Achish believed David, saying, "He has made his people Israel utterly abhor him; therefore he will be my servant forever."
1Sam.27.12
Achish believed David and thought to himself, "By now the people of Israel must hate him bitterly. Now he will have to stay here and serve me forever!"
