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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.
02 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.
03 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.
04 And it was told Saul that David was fled to
Gath: and he sought no more again for him.
05 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?
06 Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day:
wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of
Judah unto this day.
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07 And the time that David dwelt in the country
of the Philistines was a full year and four
months.
08 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.
09 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.
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.
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.
12 And Achish believed David, saying, He hath
made his people Israel utterly to abhor him;
therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
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